mind you

idiom

informal

—used in speech to give stress to a statement that one is making so that a preceding or following statement will not be misunderstood

His advice wasn't very helpful. I'm not criticizing him, mind you.

—often used in British English without you

His advice wasn't very helpful. I'm not criticizing him, mind!

Examples of mind you in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Out of the eight functional pockets available—the most of any pair on this list, mind you—my favorite is the front-facing zippered pocket on the right hip, perfectly-sized to fit a large smartphone. —Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025

The European Court of Justice’s advocate general recommended—in a non-binding opinion, mind you—that Google’s appeal to its €4 billion fine should be dismissed. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025

Wouldn’t last five minutes in Craggy Island, mind you. —James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 June 2025

And mind you, the process to come here was perhaps easier than that of going to many other countries. —Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 June 2025

Rhymes for mind you

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue