"you said it" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} you said it
  1. Used to express complete agreement with a previous statement by the interlocutor. Synonyms: tell me about it, ;, amen#Interjection
    Sense id: en-you_said_it-en-phrase-en:speaker_heartily_agrees
  2. Used to emphasize that a wording or a turn of phrase was chosen by the interlocutor, not by the speaker. Translations (Translations): sinäpä sen sanoit (Finnish), tu l’as dit bouffi (French), tu l’as dit (French), falou e disse (Portuguese), sinabi mo pa (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-you_said_it-en-phrase-en:speaker_emphasizes_that_the_interlocutor_is_the_one_who_chose_the_words Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 10 90
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      "word": "sinäpä sen sanoit"
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      "word": "tu l’as dit"
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      "word": "falou e disse"
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