I told you

This page is about the conversational phrase I told you

Meaning

After you've been proven correct, you can say this to someone who didn't believe you.

For example

  • When Cathy won the race, her coach said, "I told you, didn't I? I knew you could do it!"

  • I found Wikipedia's page on the first flight into space and said, "See? It was the Russians. I told you!"

Note:
Also "I told you so", "Told you" and "What did I tell you?" (rhetorical question)

Quick Quiz

You can say, "I told you!" if what you predicted would happen

a. doesn't happen

b. actually happens

c. could still happen
a) doesn't happen b) actually happens c) could still happen

Contributor: Matt Errey