tell it to the marines

English

1918 song

Phrase

tell it to the marines

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

Synonyms

• tell it to Sweeney
• tell it to the judge
• See also Wikisaurus:nonsense

See also

• Etymology of “tell it to the marines”
• “Tell it to Sweeney” slogan

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)