For your information
prep_phrase, slang
prep_phrase, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Prep_phrase
- 1 Used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker. colloquial
"For your information, my son was a straight A student in college, so he's not just some schmo!"
- 2 Used as a satiric preface to highlight information that an interlocutor should already know or should be able to surmise. colloquial
"For your information, you're reading English in Wiktionary."
- 3 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, your, information.
"I kept the dates and times in the logbook for your information."
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More examples"For your information, my son was a straight A student in college, so he's not just some schmo!"