tell it to the marines
English
Etymology
Unknown, with many apocryphal suggestions.[1]
Pronunciation
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Phrase
(deprecated template usage) tell it to the marines
- (idiomatic, colloquial) I do not believe what you said.
- 1829, Douglas Jerrold, Act I, Scene ?:
- William. No palaver! tell it to the marines. What, tacking and double tacking! Come to what you want to say at once.
Synonyms
- (idiomatic): tell it to Sweeney, tell it to the judge; see also Thesaurus:bullshit
Translations
expression of disbelief
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See also
References
- ^ “Etymology of “tell it to the marines””, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2006 June 2 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 September 2005