tell it to the marines

Meaning: (idiomatic,colloquial)I do notbelievewhat you said.1829,Douglas Jerrold,Act I, Scene ?:William. No palaver!tell it to the marines. What, tacking and double tacking! Come to what you want to say at once.1868February, Caroline M. Sawyer, “The Jester of Durano; Or, The Times of Old”, inThe Ladies’ Repository, a Universalist Monthly Magazine for the Home Circle, volume XXXIX, Boston, Mass.: The Universalist Publishing House, page128:I don’t believe the story you have been telling me, either, and think it far more likely that you are hiding from justice on account of some devil’s work you have been engaged in. Bah!Tell your story to the marines!

Examples:

EN: Tell all workers in the factories and the fields, tell our armed forces on land and sea... and in the air... and, by all means, tell it to the marines!
ES: Díganselo a los obreros, y a los campesinos, a nuestras Fuerzas Armadas, terrestres, marítimas... y aéreas. ¡Y a la lnfantería de Marina!"
EN: Don't forget to tell it to the marines.
ES: No te olvides de decírselo a la Marina.
EN: Go tell it to the marines.
ES: ¡A otro perro con ese hueso!
EN: If you or Howard have anything else to say, you can tell it to the marines.
ES: Si usted o Howard tiene nada más que decir, se puede decir que a los infantes de marina
ID: Jika kau atau Howard masih ada hal lain yang mau dibicarakan, kau bisa beritahu aku di marinir.

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