i tell you

Meaning

1. Oxford55% of films

   used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when it is surprising or difficult to believe

In the movies · 138

• I tell you, Maria Gambrelli is beautiful.A Shot in the Dark1964
• I tell you, there is nothing more important in the world.The Lion in Winter1968
• I tell you, I've a fuck sight more talent than half the rubbish that gets on television.Withnail & I1987
• I tell you.Scott Pilgrim vs. the World2010
• Didn't I tell you?About Schmidt2002
• I tell you what.Another Year2010
• I tell you what.About Time2013
• Can I tell you something?The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013

Learn it in full scenes

• A Shot in the Dark1964
  • Clouseau Investigates the Pistol Pen
  • Clouseau Interrogates Maria
  • Dreyfus Takes Over the Case
• About Schmidt2002
  • Ray's Toast at the Retirement Dinner
  • Jeannie's Long-Distance Call Home
  • Warren's Video Letter to Ndugu
• Another Year2010
  • A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills
  • Janet Rates Her Happiness
  • Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks

From the same entry

• all told
• don't tell me
• I tell you what
• I told you
• live, to tell the tale
• tell a different story
• tell its own tale
• tell me
• tell me about it
• tell me another
• tell tales
• tell the time

More idioms

• by ourselves
• on top
• can take it or leave it
• once in a lifetime
• ring a bell
• last but not least
• in general
• get a move on
• if you think about it
• take a risk
• learn your lesson
• turn a blind eye