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Colouring Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

You got me

Lets say someone make a right guess about me, such as my occupation, is it right to reply "you got me" ?

Thanks a lot for the help in advance
  

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I suppose that it is possible to say that jocularly, but it sounds a bit silly to me. '. 'You got me' usually indicates that your secret, often embarrassing, has been revealed, or that you have been tricked or dumbfounded.

— Mister Micawber

  • I suppose that it is possible to say that jocularly, but it sounds a bit silly to me.
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  • 'You got me' usually indicates that your secret, often embarrassing, has been revealed, or that you have been tricked or dumbfounded.
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I suppose that it is possible to say that jocularly, but it sounds a bit silly to me. I would just say, 'You're right!'.

'You got me' usually indicates that your secret, often embarrassing, has been revealed, or that you have been tricked or dumbfounded.
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I get it now, thanks a lot Emotion: smile
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It's also used as a response to "do you know what/who/where....." to indicate that you don't know the answer to the question. Often written or said as, "You've got me". [edit: which is probably the same thing as Mr. M's "dumbfounded".]
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