" mark my words "

 [ "mark my words" ]

1: Phrase said before or after a prediction or declaration to mean: "You should write down what I say (mentally or literally), because it will come true or be something unforgetable."

  * e.g.,  ... "Mark my words, that car will break down on the way there." 

 [ "mark my words" ]

2: Usually said in warning or in a betting situation, so that you can win a wager or say I told you so later.

  * e.g.,  ... "If you go, mark my words, your stuff will be on the lawn when you get back." 

 [ "mark my words" ]

3: Intended to convey great conviction, as though your statement could be doubted or denied by others.

  * e.g.,  ... "That marriage won't last a year; mark my words." 

 [ "mark my words" ]

1: Phrase said before or after a prediction or declaration to mean: "You should write down what I say (mentally or literally), because it will come true or be something unforgetable."

  * e.g.,  ... "Mark my words, that car will break down on the way there." 

 [ "mark my words" ]

2: Usually said in warning or in a betting situation, so that you can win a wager or say I told you so later.

  * e.g.,  ... "If you go, mark my words, your stuff will be on the lawn when you get back." 

 [ "mark my words" ]

3: Intended to convey great conviction, as though your statement could be doubted or denied by others.

  * e.g.,  ... "That marriage won't last a year; mark my words." 

 [ "mark my words" ]

1: Listen to what I say now, I am sure it will turn out to be true.

  * e.g.,  ... It will snow in Greenland this winter you mark my words.