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Lynn3 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
" You don't say."???
Two retired men are talking at a senior citizens' home.
M1: My son came to visit me the other day.
M2: You don't say. What for?
What does " You don't say." imply to?
I am wondering what the story is behind " you don't say."?
Thank you!
Lynn
M1: My son came to visit me the other day.
M2: You don't say. What for?
What does " You don't say." imply to?
I am wondering what the story is behind " you don't say."?
Thank you!
Lynn
Top answer
I don't know the story behind the idiom. com says it's from the late 19th century and a shortening of you don't say so : You don't say : How surprising, is that true? Also, I find that hard to believe.
- I don't know the story behind the idiom.
- com says it's from the late 19th century and a shortening of you don't say so : You don't say : How surprising, is that true?
- Also, I find that hard to believe.
- For example, I've been working on this project for two years.
- (missing image) You don't say , or The man who runs this soup kitchen is a real saint.
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I don't know the story behind the idiom. Dictionary.com says it's from the late 19th century and a shortening of you don't say so:
You don't say: How surprising, is that true? Also, I find that hard to believe. For example, I've been working on this project for two years. (missing image) You don't say, or The man who runs this soup kitchen is a r
You don't say: How surprising, is that true? Also, I find that hard to believe. For example, I've been working on this project for two years. (missing image) You don't say, or The man who runs this soup kitchen is a r
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