you had to be there

English

Phrase

you had to be there

1. Used to indicate to the interlocutor that the situation being talked about could only be properly understood if that person had been present.

   What he did was so hilarious, the way he was dancing... well, you had to be there.

Translations

the situation could only be understood if the person had been present

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 你要是在場就明白了 / 你要是在场就明白了 (nǐ yàoshì zàichǎng jiù míngbái le)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: se piti kokea itse