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I can't hear you over the sound of

I can't hear you over the sound of phrase: said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.

Phrase

I can't hear you over the sound of ...

  1. (idiomatic, impolite) Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.
    • “I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your stupidity.”2016, Erin Mc, Blurred Lines: The Complete Series, Erin McCarthy, →ISBN
    • I can't hear you over the sound of me being awesome.”2014, Ariel Wood, Moonlight, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 186

Examples of I can't hear you over the sound of in a sentence

  • “I can't hear you over the sound of your imminent death.”2011, Audrey Hart, The Dig: Zoe and Zeus, Backlit Fiction, →ISBN, page 200:
  • I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.2014, P. J. Hoover, Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 104:
  • Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.2013, Lawrence Dorfman, The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and...
  • I can't hear you over the sound of how bloody awesome and powerful I am!"year unknown, Eric May, Will's Downfall, Book Two: "Why Did They Have To Ruin Such A Perfectly Good World?", Lulu.com →ISBN, page 172

Questions about I can't hear you over the sound of

What does I can't hear you over the sound of mean?
I can't hear you over the sound of means said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.
How do you use I can't hear you over the sound of in a sentence?
“I can't hear you over the sound of your imminent death.”
What part of speech is I can't hear you over the sound of?
I can't hear you over the sound of is a phrase.

Words near I can't hear you over the sound of in the dictionary

  1. I believe you, thousands wouldn't
  2. I came, I saw, I conquered
  3. I can tell you
  4. I can't
  5. I can't find my ...
  6. I can't hear you over the sound of
  7. I can't lie
  8. I can't remember the last time
  9. I can't swim
  10. I can't thank you enough
  11. I Ching

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