[Idiom] HE SAID SHE SAID

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What is "he said she said"?
 

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It means you will hear two different stories about what happened (in a romantic relationship, usually) from the two people involved.

"He said this, but she said that."

It can also be used in a legal context, where there is no physical evidence of some event, but only conflicting witnesses.
 
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