you don't say

idiom

used to express surprise
"She ran off with another man." "You don't say!"
often used ironically to show little surprise at something
"They lost again." "You don't say. What's that, eight in a row?"

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“You don't say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/you%20don%27t%20say. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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