English Reference
Idiom idiom

that figures

Meaning

Alternative form of it figures.

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

Examples
SIMPLE

“The store is closed today? That figures.”

CONTEXTUAL

“My car broke down right before my vacation, and honestly, that figures.”

COMPLEX

“After the project failed due to a lack of funding, he sighed and remarked that it figures.”

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    ballpark figure

    An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.

  2. 02

    cut a figure

    To present an image; to make an impression.

  3. 03

    it figures

    Used to indicate that a preceding event or statement by another is an unsurprising accompaniment of known facts and circumstances.

Last updated August 10, 2026