put that in your pipe and smoke it

Idioms  

1. Take that information and give it some thought, as in I'm quitting at the end of the week—put that in your pipe and smoke it. This term alludes to the thoughtful appearance of many pipe smokers. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

In solitary splendor, the SigAlert even has its own traffic app, so put that in your pipe and smoke it, Waze.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

"No, by dad, we don't tell liars what they know already.—So put that in your pipe and smoke it!"

From The Getting of Wisdom by Richardson, Henry Handel

Pardi! up to the present time they have been five to our one, but things are going to take a change now; just put that in your pipe and smoke it.

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

And when Michael had assured him of his seriousness, 'Well, then,' he cried, with another deep flush, 'I won't; so you can put that in your pipe and smoke it.'

From The Wrong Box by Stevenson, Robert Louis

You may put that in your pipe and smoke it, for it's as true as you stand there.'

From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.