I cannot go, you see, because I have to work.
you see
idiomyou use this when you are explaining something to someone to help them understand a situation or a reason.
The train was delayed, you see, so I arrived at the meeting much later than I expected.
The project failed not because of a lack of effort, you see, but because the underlying strategy was flawed from the very beginning.
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