there you have it

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there you have it

  1. (idiomatic) That is it; that is the situation or state of things.
    - But how could the burglar have scaled a twenty-foot wall without a ladder?
    - There you have it. That's what has the police confused.
  2. (idiomatic) Used to introduce a speaker's interpretation of what has just transpired or been described (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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