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you think

idiom
Meaning

A sarcastic, rhetorical response to an obvious statement.


Origin

disputed origin

Elliptical form of do you think so? or similar.

Examples
SIMPLE

It is raining outside? You think?

CONTEXTUAL

When I told him the store was closed for the holiday, he looked at the locked door and said, 'You think?'

COMPLEX

After I pointed out that the project was clearly failing, my colleague rolled his eyes and replied with a dry, 'You think?'

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    come to think of it

    By the way; now that I think about it; indicates something brought to mind.

  2. 02

    give someone something to think about

    To threaten or provide a challenge to.

  3. 03

    have another think coming

    To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.

  4. 04

    lie back and think of England

    Synonym of close one's eyes and think of England: to accept unwanted sex due to social pressures.

  5. 05

    shut one's eyes and think of England

    Alternative form of close one's eyes and think of England: to accept unwanted sex due to social pressures.

  6. 06

    think aloud

    To utter one's thoughts.

  7. 07

    think back

    To think about a time or experience; to recall.

  8. 08

    think of England

    Clipping of close one's eyes and think of England, and its variants.

Last updated April 17, 2026