you think
A sarcastic, rhetorical response to an obvious statement.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“It is raining outside? You think?”
“When I told him the store was closed for the holiday, he looked at the locked door and said, 'You think?'”
“After I pointed out that the project was clearly failing, my colleague rolled his eyes and replied with a dry, 'You think?'”
An elliptical form of the interrogative *do you think so?* or a similar phrase, used to indicate skepticism.
- 01
come to think of it
By the way; now that I think about it; indicates something brought to mind.
- 02
give someone something to think about
To threaten or provide a challenge to.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 06
think aloud
To utter one's thoughts.
- 07
think back
To think about a time or experience; to recall.
- 08
think of England
Clipping of close one's eyes and think of England, and its variants.
Last updated August 10, 2026