tell you what
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ellipsis of I'll tell you what or I tell you what.
Phrase[edit]
- (colloquial) Introduces a compromise or arrangement where the interlocutor has some benefit or advantage.
Translations[edit]
Translations
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Further reading[edit]
- “tell you what”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “I tell you what”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “tell you what” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.