English Reference

Idiom

I can tell you

Meaning

Emphasises the truth of a statement.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“It was a long day, I can tell you.”

“The hike was much harder than we expected, I can tell you, but the view from the top was worth it.”

“The situation in the office has become remarkably tense over the last few weeks, I can tell you, as everyone waits for the final decision.”

Examples

simple

“It was a long day, I can tell you.”

contextual

“The hike was much harder than we expected, I can tell you, but the view from the top was worth it.”

complex

“The situation in the office has become remarkably tense over the last few weeks, I can tell you, as everyone waits for the final decision.”

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