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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Example Sentences

I mean, you’re telling me the board’s making you do this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

"He had a high position, and you're telling me that he wasn't aware of what was going on in the business?"

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

So, the odds are slightly better than the classic line in the movie Dumb and Dumber, “So, you’re telling me there is a chance?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

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

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