tell me about it

English

Phrase

tell me about it

Used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement.
- 1996, J. D. Robb, Immortal in Death, page 183:
  "I guess it's a lot of work for a cop to juggle personal relationships." / "Tell me about it."
- 2007, Daniel Silva, The Secret Servant, page 364:
  "Go sit with him. I think he's a little depressed. It's not easy to grow old." / "Tell me about it."
- 2008, Sara Rosett, Staying Home Is a Killer, page 90:
  "We're on the Air Force family planning routine. Mitch's been out of town so much we haven't even had a chance to try and get pregnant." / "Tell me about it."

Translations

used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement — see also you're telling me

Chinese:
Mandarin: 可不是 (zh) (kěbù shì)
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: sanopa muuta
French: je ne te le fais pas dire (fr), ne m’en parle pas
Greek: εγώ να δεις (el) (egó na deis)
Hindi: मुझे इसके बारे में बताओ (mujhe iske bāre mẽ batāo)
Hungarian: ne is mondd, nem mondod, nekem mondod?
Italian: a chi lo dici
Japanese: 分かる (ja) (わかる, wakaru, literally “(I/we) understand”)
Polish: nawet mi nie mów
Portuguese: nem me fala
Russian: и не говори (i ne govori), и не говорите (i ne govorite)

See also

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