TELL IT TO THE MARINES

Meaning of TELL IT TO THE MARINES in English

slang I don't believe you; Stop trying to fool me. John said, "My father knows the President of the United States." Dick answered, "Tell it to the marines."

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TELL IT TO THE MARINES — tell it to your grandmother! (it's difficult to believe your stories)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TELL IT TO THE MARINES — = tell it to Sweeney
Slang English vocab
IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Tell Mardikh Tell Asmar Amarna Tell el Tell William
Английский словарь Британика
TELL — I. ˈtel verb ( told ˈtōld ; told ; telling ; tells ) Etymology: Middle English tellan (past tolde, past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARINES — plural of marine
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELL — tell 1 /tel/ , v. , told, telling . v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELL — I. ˈtel verb ( told ˈtōld ; tell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tellan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TELL — noun a hill or mound. 2. tell ·noun that which is told; tale; account. 3. tell ·vi to give an …
Webster English vocab
TELL — [tell] vb told ; tell.ing [ME, fr. OE tellan; akin to OHG zellen to count, tell, OE talu tale] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TELL — / tel; NAmE / verb ( told , told / təʊld; NAmE toʊld/) GIVE INFORMATION 1. tell sb (sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELL — tell S1 W1 /tel/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle told ) /təʊld $ toʊld/ [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARINES — Ma ‧ rines, the /məˈriːnz/ BrE AmE noun [P] 1 . the Marine Corps 2 . the ↑ Royal Marines …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TELL — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1. tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of …
Oxford English vocab
TELL — ( tells, telling, told) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELL — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an instinct tells sb sth ▪ Every instinct told her that he was telling the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELL — (KNOW) [verb] [past:] told - to know, recognize or be certain"He's Dutch." "How can you tell?" [I]It's too dark for …
Cambridge English vocab
MARINES — [plural] [noun]The Marines is a part of a country's military forces which takes part in operations on land which begin …
Cambridge English vocab
TELL — n. Tell Mardikh Tell Asmar Amarna Tell el Tell William
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TELL — INDEX: tell somebody something 1. to give someone information by speaking or writing to them 2. ways of saying that …
Longman Activator English vocab
TELL — See ↑ ADVISE 1, ↑ EFFECT/AFFECT 2, ↑ EXPLAIN 1, ↑ RECOGNIZE 1, ↑ SHOW 8, ↑ TELL 1,2,11,17 ◆◆◆ …
Longman Activator English vocab
MARINES — • ↑ the Marines/the Marine Corps
Longman Activator English vocab
TELL — n. 25B6; verb why didn't you tell me before? : INFORM, notify, apprise, let know, make aware, acquaint with, advise, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MARINES — ➡ Vietnam War
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TELL — v. 1 relate, narrate, recount, recite Tell me a story 2 Sometimes, tell of. say, mention, hint at, refer to, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MARINES — seminar remains
Anagrams English vocabulary
TELL — verb 1 BAD : The article tells about the history of Rome. GOOD : The article is about the history …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TELL — A tell in poker is a detectable change in a player's behavior or demeanor that gives clues to that player's …
Poker English Dictionary
TO — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными) 1. предл. 1) местные и пространственные значения а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TELL — гл. 1) а) говорить, сказать; приказывать to tell goodbye амер. ≈ прощаться б) рассказывать to tell a lie/falsehood ≈ говорить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARINES — Морские
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARINES — Морская пехота
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TELL — tell.ogg _I tel v (told) 1. 1> рассказывать to tell a story /a tale/ - рассказать историю to tell the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TELL — tell гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - told1) а) говорить, сказать He could think one thing, and tell another. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MARINES — (n) военно-морской десант
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TELL — _I tel v (told) 1. 1> рассказывать to tell a story /a tale/ - рассказать историю to tell the tale …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TELL — I tel гл. ; прош. вр. , прич. прош. вр. - told 1) а) говорить, сказать He could think one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TELL — I [«ў®] tell.wav гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - told 1) а) говорить, сказать He could think one thing, and tell another. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TELL — _v. 1> рассказывать; to tell a lie/falsehood - говорить неправду; this fact tells its own tale/story - этот факт говорит …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TELL — v. 1. рассказывать; to tell a lie/falsehood - говорить неправду; this fact tells its own tale/story - этот факт говорит …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TELL — _v. (told) 1> рассказывать; to tell a lie (или a falsehood) говорить неправду; this fact tells its own tale (или …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TO — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными) 1. предл. 1) местные и пространственные значения а) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TELL — гл. 1) а) говорить, сказать; приказывать to tell goodbye амер. ≈ прощаться б) рассказывать to tell a lie/falsehood ≈ говорить …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARINES — Морские
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
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WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
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ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
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OFF — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb explodes/goes off ▪ Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. ▪ …
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NO — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES absolutely no ▪ He has absolutely no experience of marketing. at no extra cost …
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MAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a factory produces/makes sth ▪ The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour. …
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HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
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GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
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GIVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a witness gives evidence ▪ Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras. …
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GET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse ▪ Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened. be …
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FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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