lemme

let me tell you

Used to emphasize a statement. There's going to be trouble in the city if our team loses this championship, let me tell you. Let me tell you, I've never seen a rat this big in my whole life!
See also: let, tell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lemme

(ˈlɛmi)
phr. let me. (Eye-dialect. Typical spoken English. Used in writing only for effect. Used in the examples of this dictionary.) Do you wanna gimme the thingy and lemme go ahead with my work?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • let me tell you
  • let somebody know
  • let (one) know
  • let know
  • let the chips fall (where they may)
  • let the chips fall where they may
  • let the grass grow under (one's) feet
  • let grass grow under feet
  • let it roll
  • Let it roll!
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