tell it to the judge: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKgeneralinformalcolloquial
    • A dismissive retort meaning that one will not accept excuses or explanations and that any dispute must be resolved by a court.
    • Tell someone to save their story for legal authorities, implying the speaker will not be persuaded by it.

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    • When his excuses failed, she told it to the judge, meaning she wasn’t going to accept any more lies.

      When his excuses failed, she told it to the judge, meaning she wasn’t going to accept any more lies.

    • You can complain all you want, but I’m telling it to the judge if this doesn’t get resolved soon.

      You can complain all you want, but I’m telling it to the judge if this doesn’t get resolved soon.

    • He tried to justify his absence, but the coach told it to the judge and demanded results instead.

      He tried to justify his absence, but the coach told it to the judge and demanded results instead.

  • 2.

    generalformallegalneutral
    • Make a formal statement or give testimony before a judge in a court of law.

    Examples

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    • The witness was called to tell it to the judge during the trial yesterday.

      The witness was called to tell it to the judge during the trial yesterday.

    • Before the case could proceed, the defendant had to tell it to the judge under oath.

      Before the case could proceed, the defendant had to tell it to the judge under oath.

    • Yesterday, the victim told it to the judge about the incident in great detail.

      Yesterday, the victim told it to the judge about the incident in great detail.

    • The lawyer advised his client to tell it to the judge honestly to avoid further complications.

      The lawyer advised his client to tell it to the judge honestly to avoid further complications.

Examples:

  • EN: - You'll tell it to the judge in prison.
    ES: - Se la dirás al juez en la cárcel.
  • EN: - Well, you'll have to tell it to the judge, mister.
    ES: Eso se lo tendrá que decir al juez, señor.
  • EN: -Just tell it to the judge.
    ES: ¡Cuéntasela al juez!
  • EN: That's enough already; tell it to the judge.
    ES: Eso ya se lo diréis al juez.
  • EN: If you want, you can tell me the truth about your arm, otherwise you'll tell it to the judge, and will go on telling it in prison.
    ES: Por ello, si quiere decirme la verdad sobre su brazo... de lo contrario se lo contará al juez, y tendrá que contarlo desde la cárcel. ¿Por qué?
  • EN: You tell it to the judge, huh?
    ES: Dígaselo al juez, si?
  • EN: Hey, tell it to the judge.
    ES: Dígale eso al juez.
  • EN: Like I said, you got to tell it to the judge.
    ES: Como le dije, debe quejarse con el juez.
  • EN: You just tell it to the judge.
    ES: Díselo al juez.
  • EN: - Go tell it to the judge.
    ES: Cuéntaselo al juez.
  • EN: Yeah, yeah, yeah, you tell it to the judge. Hey, Teddy.
    ES: Vamos, vamos...
  • EN: Well, tell it to the judge, honey.
    ES: Bueno, cuéntaselo al juez, cariño.
  • EN: Hey, hey, it was in your yard. Your name's on the contract, so tell it to the judge. - No!
    ES: Estaba en su jardín, su nombre está en el contrato, dígaselo al juez.
  • EN: You can tell it to the judge.
    ES: Dígaselo al juez.
  • EN: - You can tell it to the judge.
    ES: - Así es. - Cuénteselo al juez.
  • EN: You can tell it to the judge.
    ES: Dígaselo al juez.
  • EN: - You can tell it to the judge.
    ES: - Así es. - Cuénteselo al juez.

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