I suspected it
Yes, I suspected that.
Je m'en doutais car mon ruban d'amour m'a fait un abcès qui me brûle.
I suspected as much, because my love ribbon gave me an abscess that’s burning.
— Manon des sources (1986)
Je sais pas comment, mais je m'en doutais.
I don't know how, but I suspected it.
— Parle avec elle (2002)
Tu t'en sors pas sans moi, je m'en doutais.
You can't manage without me—I knew it.
— Departures (2008)
I suspected as much.