# be like

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/be-like
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To say.

## Examples

- She was like, I cannot go to the party tonight.
- I told him the news, and he was like, are you sure that is true?
- When I asked for his opinion on the matter, he was like, it is far too complicated to explain in such a short time.

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