单词 | you can say that again |
释义 | > as lemmasyou can say that again h. colloquial (originally U.S.). you can say that again: used to express emphatic agreement. With reference to reported speech or writing also with the grammatical subject in the third person. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > agreement [phrase] it is a match!1569 that's right1608 true for you1765 how right you are1799 them's my sentiments1847 I should think (suppose, etc.)1861 right you are!1862 sure thing1895 you said it1911 with knobs on1930 you can say that again1932 I should coco1936 I couldn't agree more (with someone)1939 that makes two of us1956 yes please2010 1932 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 30 July 11 (cartoon) ‘Those girls we met across the lake are worth a crack on the head...’ ‘You can say that again.’ 1950 Sun (Baltimore) 1 May 12/2 The Senator wrote..that he did not ‘believe that savings caused by decreases in essential services constitute constructive economy.’ Senator Lehman can say that again. 1967 R. Dahl Charlie & Chocolate Factory xvii. 67 ‘Mrs. Gloop doesn't think it's at all funny!’ ‘You can say that again!’ said Mrs. Gloop. 1973 Nature 12 Oct. 339/2 ‘I feel that here is an area that has not been thought out completely’, he writes; he can say that again. 1981 R. Barnard Mother's Boys vii. 70 ‘These teenagers are all alike, aren't they?’ ‘You can say that again,’ snarled Lill. 2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 137 ‘People don't always get what they're entitled to.’ ‘You can say that again,’ he said with relish. < as lemmas |
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