you don't say
How surprising, is that true? Also, I find that hard to believe. For example, I've been working on this project for two years.—You don't say, or The man who runs this soup kitchen is a real saint.—You don't say! This expression, a shortening of you don't say so, may be used straightforwardly or ironically. [Late 1800s]
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How to use you don't say in a sentence
Joffre stopped and turned with a "you-don't-say-so" gesture and a toss of his head at something that Castelnau had told him.
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