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if I were you

if I were you phrase: a phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.

Phrase

if I were you

  1. A phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.

if I were you meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese

if I were you in Tagalog

advice introduction
kung ako sa iyo, kung ako sa inyo

if I were you in Vietnamese

advice introduction
nếu tôi là bạn

Forms of if I were you

alternative formif I was you

Questions about if I were you

What does if I were you mean?
If I were you means a phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.
What is if I were you in Tagalog?
If I were you in Tagalog is kung ako sa iyo, kung ako sa inyo. See If I were you meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is if I were you?
If I were you is a phrase.

Words near if I were you in the dictionary

  1. if I may be so bold
  2. if I may make so bold
  3. if I may say so
  4. if I might be so bold
  5. if I say so myself
  6. if I were you
  7. if I'm honest
  8. if I'm lying, I'm dying
  9. if I'm not mistaken
  10. if I'm not there, start without me
  11. if I've ever seen one

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