this is someone

phrase

This is what (the named person) said or did; used in recounting events, etc.

“So I get home at two in the morning, right, and this is my mum: "where do you think you've been all night?"”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Multicultural London EnglishThis is what (the named person) said or did; used in recounting events, etc.

    So I get home at two in the morning, right, and this is my mum: "where do you think you've been all night?"

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APA

this is someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20someone

MLA

“this is someone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20someone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “this is someone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20someone.

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