Can you/we say (something)?
Can you/we say (something)?
Used rhetorically to emphasize or draw attention to something one thinks is the case. A: "Tom's out sick again, but I know he was at the pub last night." B: "Hmm, can you say 'drinking problem'?" It's no wonder he wasn't fired—just look at the friends he's got on the board of directors! Can we say cronyism?
See also: can, say, we
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- isn't it so
- you know as well as I do
- is it just me
- Is it me or...?
- make a joke of (something)
- make a joke of something
- say (something) to (one's) face
- say to face
- Where do I sign up?
- I can't remember the last time (something happened)