"I can tell you" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-I can tell you.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} I can tell you
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Emphasises the truth of a statement. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: believe me, I'll tell you, I'm telling you, I tell you
    Sense id: en-I_can_tell_you-en-phrase-RvUSneqf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, can, tell, you.
    Sense id: en-I_can_tell_you-en-phrase-h-I3Cmdx

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