tell you what

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English

Etymology

Ellipsis of I'll tell you what or I tell you what.

Phrase

tell you what

(colloquial) Introduces a compromise or arrangement where the interlocutor has some benefit or advantage.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: kuules, kuulkaas
Polish: powiem tak

Further reading

“tell you what”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“I tell you what”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“tell you what” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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