I told you so

Phrase

Used to remind someone that they were already warned by the speaker/writer that a certain event would happen.

Japanese Meaning

やっぱり、私が警告していた通りの結果になったという主張 / 前もって注意していた出来事が実際に起こったことを示す表現 / 自分の予想や警告が正しかったことを改めて相手に伝える際の口語的表現

What is this buttons?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐が屋根を壊したとき、彼女は腕を組んで得意げに「ほら、言ったでしょ」と言った。

Details

Sense（1）

Used to remind someone that they were already warned by the speaker/writer that a certain event would happen.

"See that, man!" Some flowers and grasses and another leafy branch floated toward us. We both scanned the water and the coastline. Bradley evidently discovered something, or at least thought that he had. He called down for a bucket and a rope, and when they were passed up to him, he lowered the former into the sea and drew it in filled with water. Of this he took a taste, and straightening up, looked into my eyes with an expression of elation--as much as to say "I told you so!"

Google Translation / DeepL Translation