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Idiom idiom

you can say that again


That is very true.

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


SIMPLE

“It is freezing outside. You can say that again.”

CONTEXTUAL

“My boss is incredibly demanding today, and you can say that again.”

COMPLEX

“When he remarked that the political situation had become increasingly volatile, his colleague nodded and replied, you can say that again.”


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  1. 01

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  2. 02

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    To do what is described or what one would expect, with no further explanation needed.

  3. 03

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    Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.

  4. 04

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  5. 05

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  6. 06

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  7. 07

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026