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there you have it

there you have it phrase: that is it; that is the situation or state of things.

Phrase

there you have it

  1. (idiomatic) That is it; that is the situation or state of things.
    • - But how could the burglar have scaled a twenty-foot wall without a ladder?
    • - There you have it. That's what has the police confused.
  2. (idiomatic) Used to introduce a speaker's interpretation of what has just transpired or been described

Forms of there you have it

alternative formthere one has it

Questions about there you have it

What does there you have it mean?
There you have it means that is it; that is the situation or state of things.
What part of speech is there you have it?
There you have it is a phrase.

Words near there you have it in the dictionary

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

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