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there you go

there you go phrase: you have done it, or are doing it, correctly.

Phrase

there you go

  1. (idiomatic, informal) You have done it, or are doing it, correctly.
    • Attagirl! There you go! Keep it up! Now pass the ball back to me again!
    • 'There you go! It worked.' Toby got up, pleased with the result. 'We can hoist it back up now. Take the horses the other side Tad.'2016, Tina Balli, Isabella Black Heart
    Synonyms:
    well done, good job
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Used to explain or justify something, such as one's course of action.
    • Kelly Collins, A Wilde Love Collection
      To be honest, I didn't care for that side of the plan, but I needed their manpower to pull all this off, and someone owed me a favor, so there you go. It worked like a charm.
  3. (idiomatic, informal) Expressing that the conclusion is the same as it was suggested before; the other party's statement actually implies the same thing as one's own idea.
    • - Do you want to punish crime more severely?
      - I'm not sure. I do want a lower crime rate...
      - Well, there you go.
  4. (idiomatic, informal) Expressing exasperation.
    • There you go, yelling again. Will you shut up?
  5. (idiomatic, informal) Used while giving someone something.
    • He told me to bring it back to you when I was done. There you go! Happy Friday!

Synonyms of there you go

Forms of there you go

alternative form (colloquial)there ya go

Questions about there you go

What does there you go mean?
There you go means you have done it, or are doing it, correctly.
What part of speech is there you go?
There you go is a phrase.

Words near there you go in the dictionary

  1. there was
  2. there we go
  3. there were
  4. there ya go
  5. there you are
  6. there you go
  7. there you have it
  8. there'd
  9. there'd been
  10. there'll
  11. there're

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