mark my words
Meaning: Remember what I am telling you; it will turn out to be true.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “Mark my words: that bridge will be closed by winter.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: "Mark" here means to take note of, an older sense of the word. The phrase appears in English Bible translations and is common from the 16th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Russian: Зарубить на носу (Zarubit' na nosu) — literally: To notch it on your nose
- Dutch: iets in je oren knopen — literally: to tie into his ears
More idioms — Daily Life
- give someone the runaround — To put someone off with excuses instead of a straight answer.
- pin the blame on someone — To make someone take responsibility for a fault, often unfairly.
- a closed book — Something one knows nothing about, or someone impossible to understand.
- a trump card — A decisive advantage kept in reserve.
- hide one's light under a bushel — To keep one's talents hidden.
- charity begins at home — One's first duty is to one's own family.
More English idioms
- lead someone up the garden path — To deceive someone, keeping them hopeful along the way.
- packed like sardines — Crowded very tightly together.
- let the grass grow under one's feet — To waste time and miss opportunities.
- go through fire and water — To face any danger or hardship for someone or something.
- up to one's ears in debt — Deeply in debt.
- hand on heart — Said when swearing that something is completely true.