mark my words
mark my words phrase: listen to me; used before or after a statement one wishes to emphasize, especially a prediction.
Phrase
mark my words
- 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
- Synonyms:
- hear ye, read my lips
mark my words meaning in Bengali and Arabic
mark my words in Bengali
- আমার কথা শোন
mark my words in Arabic
- listen to me
- سَجِّل كَلِمَاتِي sajjil kalimātī, سَجِّلِي كَلِمَاتِي sajjilī kalimātī
Synonyms of mark my words
Forms of mark my words
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Questions about mark my words
- What does mark my words mean?
- Mark my words means listen to me; used before or after a statement one wishes to emphasize, especially a prediction.
- What is mark my words in Bengali?
- Mark my words in Bengali is আমার কথা শোন. See Mark my words meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is mark my words?
- Mark my words is a phrase.
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