tell it (or that) to the marines!
- tell it (or that) to the marines!
paзг. шутл.
paccкaзывaй (тe) этo дpугим!; paccкaжитe этo cвoeй бaбушкe [пepвoнaч. мop.; чacть выpaжeния tell that to the marines, the sailors won't believe it; tell that to the horse-marines шутливый вapиaнт тoгo жe oбopoтa. Horse-marines мopcкaя кoнницa (нecущecтвующий poд вoйcк)]
'Be careful, old boy, or you'll be losing your head again.' He told me not to be a bloody fool. He was painting the girl; he'd no personal interest in her. I said: 'Tell that to the marines! I've heard you say that before' (A. Christie)
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.
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tell that to the marines — (informal) A phrase expressing disbelief and ridicule, from the sailor s contempt for the marine s ignorance of seamanship • • • Main Entry: ↑marine * * * tell that/it/to the Marines informal old fashioned phrase used for telling someone that you … Useful english dictionary
tell that to the marines — ► tell that to the marines a scornful expression of disbelief. [ORIGIN: referring to the horse marines, an imaginary corps of cavalrymen employed to serve as marines (thus out of their element).] Main Entry: ↑marine … English terms dictionary
tell that to the marines. — (Go) tell it/that to the marines. American something that you say in order to tell someone that you do not believe what they have just said. You were here all day? Sure, you were tell it to the marines … New idioms dictionary
Tell that to the marines — Marine Ma*rine , n. [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus. See {Marine}, a.] 1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Go tell that to the marines. — (Go) tell it/that to the marines. American something that you say in order to tell someone that you do not believe what they have just said. You were here all day? Sure, you were tell it to the marines … New idioms dictionary
tell that to the marines — a scornful expression of disbelief. [referring to the horse marines, an imaginary corps of cavalrymen employed to serve as marines (thus out of their element).] → marine … English new terms dictionary
tell that to the marines! — Do you expect me to believe that! … A concise dictionary of English slang
tell it to the marines. — (Go) tell it/that to the marines. American something that you say in order to tell someone that you do not believe what they have just said. You were here all day? Sure, you were tell it to the marines … New idioms dictionary
Tell that to the marines! — См. Фома неверный … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
tell it to the Marines — tell that/it/to the Marines informal old fashioned phrase used for telling someone that you do not believe what they are saying Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not believe somethingsynonym Main entry: Marines … Useful english dictionary
Tell It to the Marines — Infobox Film name = Tell It to the Marines image size = caption = director = George W. Hill producer = George W. Hill writer = Richard Schayer narrator = starring = Lon Chaney William Haines music = cinematography = Ira H. Morgan editing =… … Wikipedia
