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Prepositional phrase
- (colloquial) Used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker.
- Synonym: I'll have you know that…
- For your information, my son was a straight A student in college, so he's not just some schmo!
- (colloquial) Used as a satiric preface to highlight information that an interlocutor should already know or should be able to surmise.
- For your information, you're reading English in Wiktionary.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, your, information.
- I kept the dates and times in the logbook for your information.
- FYI (abbreviation)
used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement