mind you
idiom
informal
—used in speech to give stress to a statement that one is making so that a preceding or following statement will not be misunderstood
His advice wasn't very helpful. I'm not criticizing him, mind you.
—often used in British English without youHis advice wasn't very helpful. I'm not criticizing him, mind!
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This, mind you, at a time when Black men were killed for talking to White women, killed for looking at White women, killed for having the audacity to just coexist with White women.
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Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025
And not just any boy, mind you, but the son of a mob boss (Michael Stuhlbarg).
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 July 2025
Getting slowly impatient, mind you, because the D&C arsonist has apparently already set 200+ fires and irritation is only beginning to set in.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
What a ridiculous endeavor, and, mind you, this gent is a hell of a forecaster.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025
And not just any boy, mind you, but the son of a mob boss (Michael Stuhlbarg).
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 July 2025
Getting slowly impatient, mind you, because the D&C arsonist has apparently already set 200+ fires and irritation is only beginning to set in.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
What a ridiculous endeavor, and, mind you, this gent is a hell of a forecaster.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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“Mind you.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind%20you. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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