mejor me lo pones

Question

It has been explained to me that the expression

¡Mejor me lo pones!

effectively means "you are supporting my argument with what you say" or "the point you make simply provides evidence that supports my case" and would be used in an argument or discussion.

Firstly, do you agree that is what it means and how it would be used?

Secondly, I am looking for an equivalent expression in English. I feel that one exists but cannot bring to mind anything that would provide the same sort of concise retort with a similar emotion and sentiment.

I am not personally familiar with the expression so cannot answer for you. Literally I read it as "you put it better for me" which makes sense for what you are saying, but I don't have the experience to say for sure how it is used in real conversatio. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 12, 2016

thank you for your translation. Whilst its meaning was explained to me I find a literal translation helps me to remember and I was struggling so much appreciate your comment. - ErikainAndalusia, Jul 14, 2016

Answer 1

One way of saying this in English is "Yes, that's my point exactly!" or "You have proved my point!"

I think you win. Of course you are correct. I think I personally say "which proves my point". I just knew there was something I commonly said but could not for the life of me recall it. Thank you. - ErikainAndalusia, Jul 14, 2016

Answer 2

There is the Latin Q.E.D., abbreviation of quod erat demonstrandum, which means "that which was to be proved." Originally it was written at the end of mathematical proofs, but nowadays some English speakers use it when someone offers an argument or displays a behavior that strengthens or proves the argument they had set out to advance.

Quite Easy Done :) - ian-hill, Jul 13, 2016

Oh yes good one. I have been known to use to this myself though not as often as "I rest my case" since it is a bit less known by te people I know I think. But I love its obliqueness. - ErikainAndalusia, Jul 14, 2016

Answer 3

The best that I was able to come up with was the English "I rest my case". My Spanish teacher has concurred that the intended meanings are equivalent.

I was hoping for something closer literally but this explanation of the phrase certainly recognises it as having the same usage. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/I+rest+my+case

So perhaps there is nothing else.