yours truly

noun

a conventional phrase used at the end of a letter.

Informal. I; myself; me:

I'm only in business to profit yours truly.

Origin

1790-1800

Examples from the web for yours truly

He slipped up by bragging on a break, by the snack machine, and was promptly snitched upon by yours truly.
All with a smiling picture of yours truly, supposedly devising a definitive test for all of string theory.
Sadly, she had only four vampire-friendly hours to spend with yours truly.
Even with professional guides, family members and friends, she sure made a good impression on yours truly.
On a related note, the special will also include brief appearances by yours truly.
These are purely subjective criteria based solely on the whims, fancies and fluctuating tastes of yours truly.
Of course, the two big kids in the house-especially yours truly-can't wait either.
Brown ales have long served as a sort of gateway beer into the craft brew world for many a beer geek, including yours truly.
It was yours truly, all false modesty aside, who more or less revolutionized the genre.

British Dictionary definitions for yours truly

pronoun

an informal term for I, myself, or me

Word Origin

from the conventional closing phrase used at the end of letters

Slang definitions & phrases for yours truly

pronouncation

phr I; me; myself: Both of whom are repped by yours truly

[1844+; fr the conventional parting salutation of a letter]

Idioms and Phrases with yours truly

A closing formula for a letter, as in It was signed “Yours truly, Mary Smith.” [ Late 1700s ]

I, me, myself, as in Jane sends her love, as does yours truly. [ ; mid-1800s ]