you're telling me

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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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

Cue Lloyd, euphoric: "So… you're telling me there's a chance?"

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

So you’re telling me that if I want to find out what the Dodgers did yesterday or who they’re playing tomorrow, I need to go online?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2023

RON: So you’re telling me that the whole of history rests on .

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

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