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.—you don’t say, or the man who runs this soup kitchen is a real saint.—you don’t say! this expression, a shortening of you don’t say so, may be used straightforwardly or ironically. [ late 1800s ]
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- You-foul
you foul
- You-got-a-problem-with-that
you got a problem with that
- You-got-it
you got it
- You-just-don-t-get-it
see under get it , def. 2.
- You-never-can-tell
also, you never know. perhaps, possibly, one can’t be certain, as in you never can tell, it might turn into a beautiful day, or you may yet win the lottery—you never know. the first term uses tell in the sense of “discern,” a usage dating from the late 1300s; the variant dates from the mid-1800s.