you said it

phrase

Used to express complete agreement with a previous statement by the interlocutor.

“A: I kept giving him the benefit of the doubt, but now where have we arrived at? Call a spade a spade: he's a liar!   B: You said it — I didn't.”

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to express complete agreement with a previous statement by the interlocutor.

    Synonyms: tell me about it, amen

  2. Used to emphasize that a wording or a turn of phrase was chosen by the interlocutor, not by the speaker.

    A: I kept giving him the benefit of the doubt, but now where have we arrived at? Call a spade a spade: he's a liar!   B: You said it — I didn't.

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to express complete agreement with a previous statement by the interlocutor.

More synonyms by meaning

adverban expression of emphatic agreement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish sinäpä sen sanoit
  • sinäpä sen sanoitTranslations
French tu l'as dit bouffi, tu l'as dit
  • tu l'as dit bouffiTranslations
  • tu l'as ditTranslations
  • mets-enTranslations
Portuguese falou e disse
  • falou e disseTranslations
Tagalog sinabi mo pa
  • sinabi mo paTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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