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mark my word

mark my word is the alternative form of mark my words.

Meaning of mark my words

Phrase

mark my words

  1. (idiomatic) Listen to me; used before or after a statement one wishes to emphasize, especially a prediction.
    • Mrs. Bowls cautioned her lodger against venturing into the lion's den, "wherein you will rue it, Miss B., mark my words, and as sure as my name is Bowls."1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XL, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC

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What is mark my word the alternative form of?
Mark my word is the alternative form of mark my words.

Words near mark my word in the dictionary

  1. mark down
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  3. mark I eyeball
  4. mark I eyeballs
  5. Mark Municipality
  6. mark my word
  7. mark my words
  8. mark of admiration
  9. mark of Cain
  10. mark of exclamation
  11. mark of interrogation

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