I can't tell you what

I can't tell you what
I can’t tell you how/what/spoken phrase
used for emphasizing that your feelings about something are very strong

I can’t tell you how sorry I am.

Thesaurus: general words used to describe emotionshyponym general words for moods and emotionssynonym
Main entry: tell

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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