that's why!

that's why!
that's why!
a tag on the end of a statement that is an answer to a question beginning with

why.

(Shows a little impatience.) •

Sue: Why do you always put your right shoe on first? Bob: Because, when I get ready to put on my shoes, I always pick up the right one first, that's why!

Mary: Why do you eat that awful peppermint candy? Tom: Because I like it, that's why!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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