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no shit

Idioms  

  1. Really, do you mean it, as in You took her to a prizefight? No shit! This vulgar slangy interjection is used to express surprise, disbelief, or scornful acknowledgment of the obvious.

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Brooke has Texas grit: respecting everyone and taking no shit from anybody, least of all her spouse.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

Meanwhile, every Muslim person you know is, like, ‘Yeah, no shit, he’s the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.’

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2019

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