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Phrase(s): I wish I’d said that.
a comment of praise or admiration for someone’s clever remark. • Mary: The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Sue: I wish I’d said that. Mary: I wish I’d said it first. • John: Tom is simply not able to see through the airy persif lage of Mary’s prolix declamation. Jane: I wish I’d said that. John: I’m sorry I did.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs