the hell you say

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the hell you say

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  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?"
  2. idiomatic What you are saying is unbelievable; it cannot be true.
  3. 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!

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@misc{the_hell_you_say_2026,
  title = {the hell you say},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20hell%20you%20say},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}