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the hell you say

the hell you say phrase: i vehemently disagree with you; I will not obey you.

Phrase

the hell you say

  1. (idiomatic) I vehemently disagree with you; I will not obey you.
    • "The hell you say!" rejoined McBane. "I'll leave this car when I get good and ready, and that won't be till I've finished this cigar. See?"1901, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter 5, in The Marrow of Tradition
    • "The hell you say!" ejaculated the man, in amazement. "This Glidden is a German agent—perhaps a spy. He's no labor leader."1919, Zane Grey, chapter 15, in The Desert of Wheat
  2. (idiomatic) What you are saying is unbelievable; it cannot be true.
    1. (idiomatic, ironic) Indicates lack of surprise.
      • Head office brought in all those new policies without consulting anyone and now people are upset and nothing is working right? The hell you say!

Questions about the hell you say

What does the hell you say mean?
The hell you say means i vehemently disagree with you; I will not obey you.
What part of speech is the hell you say?
The hell you say is a phrase.

Words near the hell you say in the dictionary

  1. the heck
  2. the heck out of
  3. the hell
  4. the hell out of
  5. the hell with it
  6. the hell you say
  7. the helly
  8. the highest branch is not the safest roost
  9. The Hill
  10. The Hills
  11. the hit dog hollers

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