"I said what I said" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Attested since at least the 1970s.",
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      "expansion": "I said what I said",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 10, Ethan Shanfeld, “Kacey Musgraves Calls Out Ted Cruz With ‘High Horse’ Lyric at Austin City Limits: ‘I Said What I Said’”, in Variety",
          "text": "While performing her song “High Horse,” Musgraves put a new spin on the pre-chorus, singing: “Everyone knows someone who kills the buzz, every time they open up their mouth — Ted Cruz! I said what I said.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to reassert one's opinion or statement in an unapologetic manner, even if it is subject to controversy or disagreement."
      ],
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        [
          "reassert",
          "reassert#English"
        ],
        [
          "opinion",
          "opinion#English"
        ],
        [
          "statement",
          "statement#English"
        ],
        [
          "unapologetic",
          "unapologetic#English"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject#English"
        ],
        [
          "controversy",
          "controversy#English"
        ],
        [
          "disagreement",
          "disagreement#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, often humorous) Used to reassert one's opinion or statement in an unapologetic manner, even if it is subject to controversy or disagreement."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "informal",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "I said what I said"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Attested since at least the 1970s.",
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    {
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "I said what I said",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "English humorous terms",
        "English informal terms",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 10, Ethan Shanfeld, “Kacey Musgraves Calls Out Ted Cruz With ‘High Horse’ Lyric at Austin City Limits: ‘I Said What I Said’”, in Variety",
          "text": "While performing her song “High Horse,” Musgraves put a new spin on the pre-chorus, singing: “Everyone knows someone who kills the buzz, every time they open up their mouth — Ted Cruz! I said what I said.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to reassert one's opinion or statement in an unapologetic manner, even if it is subject to controversy or disagreement."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "reassert",
          "reassert#English"
        ],
        [
          "opinion",
          "opinion#English"
        ],
        [
          "statement",
          "statement#English"
        ],
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          "unapologetic",
          "unapologetic#English"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject#English"
        ],
        [
          "controversy",
          "controversy#English"
        ],
        [
          "disagreement",
          "disagreement#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, often humorous) Used to reassert one's opinion or statement in an unapologetic manner, even if it is subject to controversy or disagreement."
      ],
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        "humorous",
        "informal",
        "often"
      ]
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  "word": "I said what I said"
}