mark my word(s)
mark my word(s)
Pay attention to and remember what I am saying, because it will happen. Mark my words, Penny will be glad she made this decision one day. Mark my word, Jonah, I will get even with you if it's the last thing I do.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
mark my word(s)
Fig. remember what I'm telling you. Mark my word, you'll regret this. This whole project will fail—mark my words.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
mark my words
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).
See also: mark, word
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
ˌmark my ˈwords
(old-fashioned, spoken) (often used for introducing a warning) listen carefully to what I am saying: He’ll be back, mark my words! He never stays away for long.See also: mark, word
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
mark my words
Listen to me because you’ll see I’m right in the end. This term, found in the Coverdale translation of the Bible (1535) in the Book of Isaiah (“Pondre and merck my wordes wel,” 28:23), has been used as an admonishment ever since.
See also: mark, word
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- mark my word
- mark my words
- get off the mark
- mark off
- beauty mark
- mark (someone or something) down as (something)
- high-water mark
- be quick off the mark
- be quick/slow off the mark
- quick off the mark