I can't hear you over the sound of

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I can't hear you over the sound of

1. (idiomatic, impolite) Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.
   • 2016, Erin Mc, Blurred Lines: The Complete Series, Erin McCarthy, →ISBN:

     “I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your stupidity.”

   • 2014, Ariel Wood, Moonlight, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 186:

     I can't hear you over the sound of me being awesome.”

   • 2011, Audrey Hart, The Dig: Zoe and Zeus, Backlit Fiction, →ISBN, page 200:

     “I can't hear you over the sound of your imminent death.”

   • 2014, P. J. Hoover, Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 104:

     I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

   • 2013, Lawrence Dorfman, The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:

     Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

   • year unknown, Eric May, Will's Downfall, Book Two: "Why Did They Have To Ruin Such A Perfectly Good World?", Lulu.com →ISBN, page 172

     "What was that, Will? I can't hear you over the sound of how bloody awesome and powerful I am!"

   • 2004, Melanie Jackson, The Mask on the Cruise Ship, Orca Book Publishers, →ISBN, page 141:

     “Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your sweatshirt continuing to rip,” I sniped back.

   • 2016, Kate Siegel, Mother, Can You Not?, Crown Archetype, →ISBN, page 246:

     "Mom, just listen." "I' m sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your rent checks bouncing!"