"You can say that again"

[englishstudent]

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.

Thanks

[mykwyner]

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.

[englishstudent]

Thank you mykwyner. :)

[MrPedantic]

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".

MrP

[englishstudent]

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".
MrP

That is a good way to understand/remember it. Thanks, MrP.

[retro]

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?

[MrPedantic]

Hello Retro

I've no doubt it would often work.

All the best,

MrP