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Question "You can say that again"

Hi,

What is the exact meaning of "You can say that again"?
Does it mean that I am in strong agreement with
what you said?

In comic scenes on TV, when a person says "You can say that
again
", I have seen the other person actually repeat
the sentence.

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Default Re: "You can say that again"

Once again, your first impression is correct.

In the comic scenes you mentioned, the writers were trying to get a laugh from someone taking an idiom literally.

This is usually considered funny only by people under the age of 7.
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Thank you mykwyner. :)
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Yes; maybe we could interpret "you can say that again!" as "I have no objection to your repeating that statement", thus "I agree with your statement".

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Yes; maybe we could interpret "you can say that again!" as "I have no objection to your repeating that statement", thus "I agree with your statement".
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That is a good way to understand/remember it. Thanks, MrP.
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Once again, your first impression is correct.

In the comic scenes you mentioned, the writers were trying to get a laugh from someone taking an idiom literally.

This is usually considered funny only by people under the age of 7.
So, using it in front of an adult, won't work?
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Hello Retro

I've no doubt it would often work.

All the best,

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