Figures
"Jeez but the cartoons are grim these days. Figures, it must be increasingly difficult to find a funny side to the Ukraine war, so the only thing left is probably dark humour."
From the newspaper reader's forum.
What does "Figures" mean in that passage?
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anonymous What does "Figures" mean in that passage? It's short for "it figures", an expression that means "it stands to reason", "it is not surprising when you think about it". org/dictionary/english/it-figures
- anonymous What does "Figures" mean in that passage?
- It's short for "it figures", an expression that means "it stands to reason", "it is not surprising when you think about it".
- org/dictionary/english/it-figures
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anonymousWhat does "Figures" mean in that passage?
It's short for "it figures", an expression that means "it stands to reason", "it is not surprising when you think about it".
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/it-figures
0figures means it makes sense, it's easy to understand.
We often say it figures.
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