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say when en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) An imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.
   • Say when! ― When! Thanks.
   • The publican placed a whisky bottle and three glasses on the ledge and Grierson poured, with the courtesy of, "Say when," to the trooper, who was forced to exclaim, "Hold on!" in protest at a tumbler three-quarters full of whisky. 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 161:

Forms

Translations (10)

hu szólj, mennyit/meddig töltsek (hogy) (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · it dimmi basta (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · cs řekni dost (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · da sige til (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · fi sano, kun riittää (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · yue 夠就話我知 /够就话我知 (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · ajp قول بس (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · de sag stopp (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · cmn 夠了就告訴我 /够了就告诉我 (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) · hu szólj, ha elég (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop)