# so there

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/so-there
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Used to express one's defiance.

## Examples

- I am not going to your party, so there.
- You can tell me what to do all day, but I am staying right here, so there.
- She firmly declared that she would never apologize for her honest opinion, adding a defiant so there to end the argument.

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