there you go

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there you go (informal, idiomatic)

  1. You have done it, or are doing it, correctly.
    Synonyms: well done, good job
    • 2016, Tina Balli, Isabella Black Heart:
      'There you go! It worked.' Toby got up, pleased with the result. 'We can hoist it back up now. Take the horses the other side Tad.'
  2. Used to explain or justify one's course of action.
    • Kelly Collins, A Wilde Love Collection
      To be honest, I didn't care for that side of the plan, but I needed their manpower to pull all this off, and someone owed me a favor, so there you go. It worked like a charm.
  3. Expressing exasperation.
    There you go, yelling again. Will you shut up?
  4. Expressing that the conclusion is the same as it was suggested before; the other party's statement actually implies the same thing as one's own idea.
    - Do you want to punish crime more severely?
    - I'm not sure. I do want a lower crime rate...
    - Well, there you go.
  5. Used while giving someone something.
    Synonyms: here you are, here you go, there you are

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