tell it to Sweeney

English

Phrase

tell it to Sweeney

1. (idiomatic, dated) I do not believe what you said.

Synonyms

• tell it to the judge
• tell it to the marines

Translations

expression of disbelief

• Russian: расскажи это своей бабушке (ru) (rasskaži eto svojej babuške), расскажи это кому-нибудь другому (ru) (rasskaži eto komu-nibudʹ drugomu), ври больше (ru) (vri bolʹše)

• Turkish: külahıma anlat (singular, informal), külahıma anlatın (plural, formal) - literally "tell it to my coif"

See also

• “Tell it to Sweeney” slogan