tell it to the judge

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.
2.
generalformallegalneutral
- Make a formal statement or give testimony before a judge in a court of law.

Examples:

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'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.

tell it to the judge

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