we'll (soon) see about that

idiom

—used in speech to say that one is not going to allow someone to do something or to behave in a particular way
"He says that he's not going." "Well, we'll (soon) see about that."

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“We'll (soon) see about that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/we%27ll%20%28soon%29%20see%20about%20that. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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