you're telling me

Idioms  

1. I'm well aware of that, as in She's a terrific dancer.—You're telling me! I taught her how, or You're telling me, the prices are sky-high here. [Early 1900s]

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you're telling me

So when you’re telling me you don’t know any details about the second season of “Pluribus,” are you misleading me?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

OK…so you’re telling me interest rates are staying the same?

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026

And people would be like ‘No, eggs were $1.50 and now they’re $4.50. And all you’re telling me is that their prices are going up more slowly. I want them to go down,” Bernstein said.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

In one Instagram story, she included a clip from the movie “Dumb and Dumber” with the quote, “So you’re telling me there’s a chance!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

The tsar wants the dragon brought to him, but you’re telling me the dragon is good.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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