[Idiom] There you go.

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I think it's mostly meant to acknowledge that he got a little lost with what he was saying. That's why it's accompanied with a laugh.

We usually use this phrase when we want to tell the listener that we are presenting them with something, whether that's a physical object, or piece of information, or anything else.

In this particular case, I suggest you ignore it.
 

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If he said it he meant (I think) so that's that lesson.


I heard him say whatever I like, whatever I like, whatever I like.
 
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We usually use this phrase when we want to tell the listener that we are presenting them with something, whether that's a physical object, or piece of information, or anything else.
We often use it in my region's casual English to mean "That's right" or "You can continue from here."
 

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We often use it in my region's casual English to mean "That's right" or "You can continue from here."

Your region must be pretty big. I'm sure I've heard it used that way. (Missouri.)
 

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Sitifan, I am replying because I got a big chuckle when I saw your thread title.

As you can imagine, "There you go" can mean many things depending on the context. I made up these two dialog(ue)s.

Mother: Would you please go to the supermarket and get me some milk?
Son: Aw! Do I have to? I want to watch TV. No, wait. I would be glad to go because it will give me a chance to meet some pretty girls who are shopping.
Mother (smiling): There you go! (= That's a good way to think about my asking you to go to the store.)

Mona: My computer's audio has gone out. I have to call a technician.
Raul: Let me fix it.
Mona: Can you?
Raul: Let me see. (He pushes some buttons.) There you go! ( = It's fixed.)
 
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