mark my words

Idioms

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).

Example Sentences

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“All dark and menacing, they are. Thunderclouds, if you ask me. We’re in for a thunderstorm; mark my words.”

From Literature

"In any case," she remarked instead, after a moment, "the compasses are a marvel. The Maris folk use them when sailing the open sea. How much easier than that will our task be, for we have landmarks to follow also. We will be home by tomorrow midday, mark my words."

From Literature

“You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail,” Jeanine Pirro said in an appearance on her old stomping grounds at Fox News.

From Slate

“You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail,” she told Fox’s Martha MacCallum on Monday.

From Salon

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

From MarketWatch

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