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mark my words

Idioms  
  1. Pay attention to what I say, as in Mark my words, that man is not to be trusted. This admonition first appeared in Miles Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible (Isaiah 28:23).


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Mark my words, the way we search for health information will change forever.

From MarketWatch

And in October, on the same platform, Musk wrote, “Starship will end up doing the whole Moon mission. Mark my words.”

From Slate

“In the very last place you look, mark my words!”

From Literature

Once I’m his stepfather, I’ll win him over to my way of thinking, mark my words.”

From Literature

“But if Lady Constance doesn’t give alternate Sundays as a half day for the servants, there will be plenty of grumbling among them, mark my words.”

From Literature