YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN – Meaning & Sentence Examples

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The meaning of:
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN

Use this idiom to indicate you completely agree with what has been said.

It expresses emphatic agreement!

An alternative expression: “That is so true”

Let’s look at three illustrated sentence examples, and pay special attention to the 3rd example for an added understanding . . .

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Scene: Two sisters talking about their aging father.

1st sister: Dad is really showing signs of old age.

2nd sister: You can say that again. He is getting very forgetful.

In other words: “I completely agree with you. He has a real problem remembering things.”

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In the picture we see a woman shivering with the cold.

Husband: It’s so cold today!

Wife: You can say that again. I can’t stop shivering.

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Scene: Two men walking away from a talkative neighbour.

1st man: Boy, can she talk!

2nd man: You can say that again. I was beginning to wonder if we would ever get away!

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Note from this example, if you say “you can say that again” with intensity, you can show you feel it even more strongly that the speaker.

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So in summary, if you want to sound natural, like a native speaker, use YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN in informal conversation to show you completely agree with what the speaker is saying.

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If you are interested in the meaning of YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN, be sure to check another entry in The English Idioms Guide:
TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT – Meaning With Examples

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