"tell me about it" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} tell me about it
  1. Used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement. Synonyms: you said it, ;, amen#Interjection Related terms: join the club Translations (''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''): 可不是 (kěbù shì) (Chinese Mandarin), sanopa muuta (Finnish), je ne te le fais pas dire (French), ne m’en parle pas (French), sans blague (French), εγώ να δεις (egó na deis) (Greek), मुझे इसके बारे में बताओ (mujhe iske bāre mẽ batāo) (Hindi), ne is mondd (Hungarian), nem mondod (Hungarian), nekem mondod? (Hungarian), a chi lo dici (Italian), nawet mi nie mów (Polish), nem me fala (Portuguese), nem me digas (Portuguese), и не говори (i ne govori) (Russian), и не говорите (i ne govorite) (Russian), si lo sabré yo (Spanish)

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          "roman": "kěbù shì",
          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "可不是"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "sanopa muuta"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "je ne te le fais pas dire"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "ne m’en parle pas"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "sans blague"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "a chi lo dici"
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "分かる (わかる, wakaru, literally “(I/we) understand”)",
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          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "nawet mi nie mów"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "nem me fala"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "word": "nem me digas"
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          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "и не говори"
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          "word": "и не говорите"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
          "word": "si lo sabré yo"
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      "word": "可不是"
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      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "sanopa muuta"
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      "word": "je ne te le fais pas dire"
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      "word": "ne m’en parle pas"
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      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "sans blague"
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "egó na deis",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "εγώ να δεις"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mujhe iske bāre mẽ batāo",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "मुझे इसके बारे में बताओ"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "ne is mondd"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "nekem mondod?"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "a chi lo dici"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "分かる (わかる, wakaru, literally “(I/we) understand”)",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "nawet mi nie mów"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "nem me fala"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "nem me digas"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "i ne govori",
      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "и не говори"
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      "sense": "''used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement''",
      "word": "si lo sabré yo"
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