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that's _____ for you

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  1. This is the way something or someone is, as in She's changed her mind again; that's Mary for you, or They came close to winning but they lost; that's tennis for you.


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“Either that’s for you or for your teammates, but continue to be aggressive. … I’m a Swiss Army knife, so kind of do a little bit of everything.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

“That ‘W’ right there, that’s for you, Sam.”

From Washington Post Sep. 8, 2022

"He brought me to a sweet town, wonderful people, and just said, ‘Now, that’s for you, Betty.’"

From Fox News Oct. 18, 2021

“He brought me to a sweet town, wonderful people, and just said, ‘Now, that’s for you Betty.’”

From Seattle Times Oct. 17, 2021

“Mrs. Hurd, whenever I play over to Mrs. Cobb’s, that’s for you, too.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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