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you're telling me

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  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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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

You work at a social-media company and you’re telling me your engagement metrics are up.

From MarketWatch Oct. 17, 2025

Parzival: So you’re telling me, definitively, that you are a female?

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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