riddle me this

English

Phrase

riddle me this

1. Answer this riddle (or other difficult or tricky question) for me.
   • 1760, John Dryden, The miscellaneous works of John Dryden, volume 1, page 250:

     Riddle me this, and guess him if you can, / Who bears a nation in a single man?

   • 2011, J. H. Trumble, Don't Let Me Go, page 115:

     Somebody riddle me this. Why do people find pro-gay slogans on T-shirts so threatening?

Derived terms

• riddle me that
• riddle me that, Batman
• riddle me this, Batman

 

See also

• Riddle Me This on Wikipedia.Wikipedia