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Snappy Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Tell me about it

According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, "tell me about it" is used to say that you already know how bad something is, especially because you have https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/experience it yourself.

Then, is it wrong to use it in the following conversation?

A: I'm happy because he popped the question yesterday.

B: Tell me about it.

  

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Snappy is it wrong to use it in the following conversation? Yes, it's wrong because A is happy . You can't very well say you know how bad the situation is.

  • Snappy is it wrong to use it in the following conversation?
  • Yes, it's wrong because A is happy .
  • You can't very well say you know how bad the situation is.
  • That's a contradiction.
  • It goes more like this: — Inflation is out of control.
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Snappyis it wrong to use it in the following conversation?

Yes, it's wrong because A is happy. You can't very well say you know how bad the situation is. That's a contradiction.

It goes more like this:

— Inflation is out of control. Gas is too expensive. Grocery store shelves are empty. And then there's covid. And then the

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