that figures
Predictably so, yeah
That figures is a response to information that confirms expectations or fits a pattern, often with mild resignation or cynicism: Of course the printer broke right before the deadline—that figures.
The phrase suggests the speaker isn't surprised because the outcome aligns with their (usually pessimistic) predictions or past experience.
- makes senseIs coherent and logical
- obviouslyIn an apparent manner
- predictableAble to be foreseen
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- unsurprisingCausing no astonishment
of course · naturally · expected · logical · no wonder · adds up · checks out · told you so · sigh · shrug · resigned · ironic · fitting · par for the course · same old story · just my luck · story of my life · eye roll
- sarcasmyeah right, oh please, as if, oh really, how original
- exasperationugh, sigh, groan, argh, geez
- lamentslamentation, wailing, keen, keening, lament
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
that figuresno way
Emphatic denial
you're kidding · unbelievable · out of the blue · blindsided · against all odds
that, figure, figures, figured, figuring, configuration, configure, configured, configuring