talk to the hand

A rude interjection meant to interrupt and dismiss what another person is saying. (Sometimes written or spoken in longer forms, such as, "talk to the hand, because the face isn't listening," or the like.) Dad: "Sarah, would you mind cleaning up the—" Sarah: "Talk to the hand, Dad! I've got too much going on to be dealing with chores around the house!" All of us were aghast when Jonathan turned to the police officer and said, "Talk to the hand, 'cause the face ain't interested!"

talk to/tell it to the ˈhand (because/’cos the face ain’t ˈlistening)

(American English, informal) used to say in a rude way that you refuse to listen to what somebody is trying to tell you

This is said while holding your hand up in front of the other person’s face.

词组	talk to the hand
释义	talk to the hand talk to the hand A rude interjection meant to interrupt and dismiss what another person is saying. (Sometimes written or spoken in longer forms, such as, "talk to the hand, because the face isn't listening," or the like.) Dad: "Sarah, would you mind cleaning up the—" Sarah: "Talk to the hand, Dad! I've got too much going on to be dealing with chores around the house!" All of us were aghast when Jonathan turned to the police officer and said, "Talk to the hand, 'cause the face ain't interested!" See also: hand, talk Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. talk to/tell it to the ˈhand (because/’cos the face ain’t ˈlistening) (American English, informal) used to say in a rude way that you refuse to listen to what somebody is trying to tell you This is said while holding your hand up in front of the other person’s face. See also: hand, talk, tell Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: talk to/tell it to the hand be no love lost between (two people) be little love lost between (two people) stock in trade stock-in-trade give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind give a piece of mind give somebody a piece of your mind give someone a piece of your mind correspond about (someone or something) References in periodicals archive All of which I mention to establish that I am clearly in the target audience for Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door by Lynne Truss. Which is why I feel I must apologize sincerely for my belief that, with Talk to the Hand, she has grabbed the wrong end of the lollipop. Missed manners: Lynne Truss thinks people are getting ruder. She can shove it Talk to the Hand is subtitled The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life (or six good reasons to stay home and bolt the door). Well-argued critique of bad manners proves to be fun read Written by Lynne Truss, it was called Talk To The Hand and was an examination of rudeness and unacceptable behaviour in the modern world. Neil Sutherland: Could we all try to be more polite.. please Tash hosts Talk To The Hand, the Trouble talk-show that is more G-spot than G8. BUSHELL ON THE BOX: TASH HITS THE SPOT FOR ME 1 (1) Talk To The Hand Lynne Truss 2 (2) Guinness World Records: 2006 Books: BESTSELLERS But still the BBC said: 'Talk to the hand, 'cos the corporation ain't listening . Paul English: Jerry Springer The Opera, Saturday, BBC2 MELTDOWN: Gibson and Jodie Foster TALK TO THE HAND: Mel Gibson and beaver PUPPET REGIME; DVDS Johnny Depp, Pirates Of The Caribbean 'Talk to the hand.' Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator 3 'Ears and noses will be the trophies of the day.' Daniel Day-Lewis, above, Gangs Of New York'To some, money is like a foreign film without subtitles.' Nicolas Cage, Matchstick Men 'Kids, don't buy drugs. What a site TALK TO THE HAND: THE UTTER BLOODY RUDENESS OF EVERYDAY LIFE (OR SIX GOOD REASONS TO STAY HOME AND BOLT THE DOOR) by Lynne Truss TOP TEN BOOKS TO BUY
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