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mark my words

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(You) mark my words. (old-fashioned)
something that you say when you tell someone about something that you are certain will happen in the future. That girl's going to cause trouble, you mark my words.
See also: mark, word
mark my words
give your attention to what I am saying because it is true and important. That girl's going to cause trouble, you mark my words.
See also: mark, word
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There's something wrong about this one, now you mark my words.
Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context
If some go, you mark my words, sir, Silver'll bring 'em aboard again as mild as lambs.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
And indeed he does not want my help; you do not know him as I do; he is safe, he is quite safe; mark my words, he will never more be heard of.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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