yours truly

yours truly idiom
  1. A closing formula for a letter, as in It was signed “Yours truly, Mary Smith.” [Late 1700s]
  2. I, me, myself, as in Jane sends her love, as does yours truly. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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