don't ask me


don't ask me

I don't know; I'm not the person who can answer that question. A: "Whoa, what happened in here?" B: "Don't ask me, I just got home myself."See also: ask

don't ask me!

used to indicate that you do not know the answer to a question and that you are surprised or irritated to be questioned. informalSee also: ask

ˌdon’t ask ˈme

(spoken, informal) if you say don’t ask me, you mean that you do not know the answer to a question and are annoyed that you have been asked: Don’t ask me — nobody tells me anything around here.See also: ask