mark you

mark you
used for emphasizing that what you are saying is important
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Main entry: mark

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chiefly Brit. used to emphasize or draw attention to a statement

I was persuaded, against my better judgment, mark you, to vote for him

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mark you
Brit old-fashioned
— used in speech to give stress to a statement that you are making so that a preceding or following statement will not be misunderstood

I don't always agree with him. Mark you, [=mind you] I'm not criticizing him!

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Main Entry: ↑mark

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ˌmark ˈyou idiom
(old-fashioned, informal, especially BrE) used to remind sb of sth they should consider in a particular case

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She hasn't had much success yet. Mark you, she tries hard.

Main entry: ↑markidiom

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