(Go) tell it/that to Sweeney!
(Go) tell it/that to Sweeney!
dated A scornful or incredulous response to a story or statement that one does not believe or finds ridiculous. Chester: "You know, my dad used to play basketball with the President when they were both kids." Dave: "Ah, go tell it to Sweeney, Chester! Why do you tell such fibs?" A: "I bet you I could eat 20 hot dogs in less than half an hour!" B: "Tell that to Sweeney, pal!"
See also: tell, that
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (go) tell it/that to the marines
- marine
- tell it to the Marines
- Tell it to the marines!
- tell it/that to the marines
- tell that to the marines
- cockamamie
- Don’t make me laugh!
- don't make me laugh
- Don't make me laugh!