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Old 03-Nov-2006, 13:18
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What does the idom "You can say it again" means?
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The exact idiom is, "You can say that again." It means, "I agree completely."
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I think "You can say it again" may imply: "OK, you're all right."
Or, "I'm sure you're right."
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Does " I couldn't agree you more " mean the same thing ?
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Does " I couldn't agree you more " mean the same thing ?
You need to either add a with or drop the you, but these three are equivalent, to my ear:

I couldn't agree with you more

I couldn't agree more

You can say that again


Maybe You can say that again is very slightly less formal and I couldn't agree with you more is very slightly more formal, but the registers are very close.

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