| 单词 | now he tells me |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnow he (also she) tells me (also us) (e) Originally U.S. now he (also she) tells me (also us): (as an ironic rejoinder) expressing frustration, annoyance, regret, etc., at receiving information which, had it been imparted sooner, would have been helpful but is now of little or no use. Also: sometimes implying that the information received is obvious and does not need to be said. Similarly now you tell me. ΚΠ 1947 Safety Dec. 240/2 Chorus: Now he tells me! Now he tells me! People wait until it's much too late. 1966 New Society 12 May 9/2 The idiom of the New Yorker..is..full of translated Yiddishisms (‘I should live so long’, ‘Who needs it?’..and ‘Now he tells me’.) 1976 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 8 Mar. 12/1 Grafitti high on a wall said, ‘Smoking stops you growing’. Underneath, two feet from the ground, someone had added, ‘So now you tell me’. 1990 USA Today (Nexis) 24 Oct. 3 c ‘The red light goes on so we talk... We're not smarter than anybody else, we're just on TV.’ Oh great. Now, you tell us. 2009 S. James Murphy's Law: Series 1 xxv. 238 ‘Don't eat the buffalo wings though. I think they're bad.’ Chris immediately threw the wing he was gnawing on back on the plate. ‘Great. Now you tell me.’ < as lemmas |
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