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tell it to the marines!stresses
nautic. "Вздор!"; "Врите больше!"; "Рассказывай это другим!"; "Чепуха!"
nautic., inf. шутливо "Расскажите это своей бабушке!"
tell it to the marines
gen. ври дальше, заливай! (One of the suggested origins is tell that to the horse marines; such a corps being nonexistent, as marines are a sea-going force, the last expression means ‘tell it to someone who does not exist, because real people will not believe it Bullfinch)
amer. расскажи кому-нибудь другому (You were here all day? Sure, you were – tell it to the marines. Val_Ships); ври, да не завирайся (a scornful response to an unbelievable story Val_Ships)
Tell it to the Marines
gen. Расскажи это своей бабушке (Diskov); ври больше (Diskov)
tell it to the Marines
slang расскажи морякам (они народ крепкий, может, и вынесут это вранье)
tell it to the marines: 6 phrases in 1 subject
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