"where I come from" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} where I come from
  1. (literal) Used to indicate that a certain expression, custom, etc. is characteristic of the speaker's place of origin.
    Sense id: en-where_I_come_from-en-phrase-OMZWgxgz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. (humorous) Used to indicate that a certain conclusion should be obvious. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-where_I_come_from-en-phrase-twV9NyPw

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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