tell me about it

English

Phrase

tell me about it

1. Used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement.
   • 1996, J. D. Robb, Immortal in Death, page 183:

     "I guess it's a lot of work for a cop to juggle personal relationships." / "Tell me about it."

   • 2007, Daniel Silva, The Secret Servant, page 364:

     "Go sit with him. I think he's a little depressed. It's not easy to grow old." / "Tell me about it."

   • 2008, Sara Rosett, Staying Home Is a Killer, page 90:

     "We're on the Air Force family planning routine. Mitch's been out of town so much we haven't even had a chance to try and get pregnant." / "Tell me about it."

Translations

used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement — see also you're telling me

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可不是 (zh) (kěbù shì)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: sanopa muuta
• French: je ne te le fais pas dire (fr), ne m’en parle pas
• Greek: εγώ να δεις (el) (egó na deis)
• Hindi: मुझे इसके बारे में बताओ (mujhe iske bāre mẽ batāo)
• Hungarian: ne is mondd, nem mondod, nekem mondod?
• Italian: a chi lo dici
• Japanese: 分かる (ja) (わかる, wakaru, literally “(I/we) understand”)
• Polish: nawet mi nie mów
• Portuguese: nem me fala
• Russian: и не говори (i ne govori), и не говорите (i ne govorite)

See also

• join the club
• you're telling me