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Tell it to the marines

phrase, slang

Definitions

Phrase
  1. 1
    I do not believe what you said. colloquial, idiomatic

    "William. No palaver! tell it to the marines. What, tacking and double tacking! Come to what you want to say at once."

Etymology

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