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Tell it to the judge

phrase

Definitions

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

    "Al slid off Rhodes's back and moved away from him, hands in the air. “I was just being helpful.” “Tell it to the judge,” Rhodes said, and he took off after Frankie."

  2. 2
    Synonym of I don't care; synonym of talk to the hand.

Etymology

Suggesting what the police might say to a suspect who protests his innocence prior to trial.

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