I can tell you

phrase

Emphasises the truth of a statement.

“We had trouble getting that grand piano up the stairs, I can tell you!”

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I'll tell youI tell youI'm telling youlet me tell youI'll tell you whatI tell you whattell you whatbelieve me
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Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialidiomaticEmphasises the truth of a statement.

    We had trouble getting that grand piano up the stairs, I can tell you!

    Synonyms: I'll tell you, I tell you, I'm telling you, let me tell you, I'll tell you what, I tell you what, tell you what, believe me

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, can, tell, you.

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseEmphasises the truth of a statement.

Similar
I'll tell youI tell youI'm telling youlet me tell youI'll tell you whatI tell you whattell you whatbelieve me
Also see
i'll tell youi'm telling youi tell youlet me tell youtell you what
Cite this entry
APA

I can tell you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20can%20tell%20you

MLA

“I can tell you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20can%20tell%20you. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I can tell you,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20can%20tell%20you.

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