Meanings
alternative I tell you what
- Synonym of tell you what.
I'll tell you what: just for you, just for today, the price can be 20% off.
2 more examples
You might as well take him up on it and give the man his money, because you won't find another one that cheap anytime soon, I'll tell you what.
My lord, I'll tell you what;/ If my young lord your son have not the day,/ Upon mine honour, for a silken point/ I'll give my barony: never talk of it.
c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]Synonyms: tell you what
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseSynonym of tell you what.
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