I told you so

== English == === Alternative forms === I told you, told you, told you so === Pronunciation === enPR: ī tōld yo͞o sō (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aɪ̯ təʊ̯ld juː səʊ̯/, /ʌɪ̯ təʊ̯ld juː səʊ̯/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /aɪ̯ toʊ̯ld ju soʊ̯/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɑe̯ tɐʉ̯ld jʉː sɐʉ̯/; (also General Australian) /ɑe̯ təʉ̯ld jʉː səʉ̯/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /aɪ̯ told jʉ so/, /ʌi̯ told jʉ so/, /əi̯ told jʉ so/ (India) IPA(key): /əj ʈoːlɖ juː soː/, /ɑːj ʈoːlɖ juː soː/ Hyphenation: I told you so! === Phrase === I told you so! (informal, ironic) Used to remind someone that they were already warned by the speaker or writer that a certain event would happen. Synonym: what did I tell you For more quotations using this term, see Citations:I told you so. ==== Usage notes ==== This phrase is often constructed as I hate to say I told you so, as a form of paralipsis. ==== Translations ==== === See also === what you see is what you get === Further reading === “I told you so”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.