tell it to the marines
idiomI do not believe what you said.
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don't tell me
Used to introduce a guess at a fact or situation, as if forestalling the other speaker's utterance.
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I can tell you
Emphasises the truth of a statement.
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I tell a lie
I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.
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I tell you
Synonym of I can tell you.
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I'll tell you
Synonym of I can tell you.
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kiss and tell
To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.
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let me tell you
Synonym of I can tell you.
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live to tell the tale
To survive some difficulty, illness, etc.