# you're telling me

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/youre-telling-me
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Used to indicate that the speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.

## Examples

- It is so hot today. You're telling me!
- The traffic is terrible this morning, and you're telling me, because I have been stuck in it for an hour.
- When he complained about the exhausting nature of the project, his colleague sighed and replied, you're telling me, as she had been working on it even longer.

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