言いわんこっちゃない

expression

I told you so; see, I told you

Colloquial phrase used when a predicted negative outcome occurs, expressing 'I told you so' or 'see, I warned you'. Derived from 言わないことではない (it's not that I didn't say it).

See also: 言わないことではない

• ほら、言いわんこっちゃない。傘かさを持もって行いけって言いったのに。

  See, I told you so. I said you should take an umbrella.