"you had to be there" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} you had to be there
  1. Used to indicate to the interlocutor that the situation being talked about could only be properly understood if that person had been present. Translations (the situation could only be understood if the person had been present): se piti kokea itse (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-you_had_to_be_there-en-phrase-z1YKTj~W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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