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mark my words

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mark my words

(slightly formal)

give your attention to what I am saying because it is true and important That girl's going to cause trouble, you mark my words.

See also: mark, word

(You) mark my words.

  (old-fashioned)

something that you say when you tell someone about something that you are certain will happen in the future That girl's going to cause trouble, you mark my words.

See hit the mark, hit the mark, leave its mark on, overstep the mark

See also: mark, word

mark my words

Pay attention to what I say, as in Mark my words, that man is not to be trusted. This admonition first appeared in Miles Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible (Isaiah 28:23).

See also: mark, word