Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic)I vehemently disagree with you; I will not obey you.

  2. (idiomatic)What you are saying is unbelievable; it cannot be true.

  3. What you are saying is unbelievable; it cannot be true.

    (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!

Examples

1989 sentences
  1. What the newspapers say is true.

    Те, що пишуть у газетах, — правда. — deniko

    ruТо, что пишут в газетах, - правда. — fjay69

  2. The police say Tom wasn't armed.

    У поліції кажуть, що Том не був озброєний. — deniko

    ruПолицейские говорят, что Том не был вооружен. — Balamax

  3. The saying is quite familiar to us.

    Ця приказка нам цілком знайома. — Wordowl

    ruЭта поговорка нам вполне знакома. — elsteris

  4. People in the room didn't say anything.

    Люди у кімнаті нічого не сказали. — deniko

  5. I had the right to say that.

    Я мав право це сказати. — deniko

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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