А НУ ЧТО Я ГОВОРИЛ!

• А <НУ> ЧТО Я (вам) ГОВОРИЛ! coll

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⇒ used to express the speaker's reaction upon learning that sth. he maintained earlier has been confirmed:

- what did I tell you!;

- (that's) just <exactly> what I said!;

- just like I said!;

- didn't I tell you!;

- I told you so!

     ♦ "Знаешь, Вере действительно за сорок!" - "А что я говорила!" "You know, Vera really is over forty!" "What did I tell you!"