(Go) tell it/that to Sweeney!

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(Go) tell it/that to Sweeney!

dated A scornful or incredulous response to a story or statement that one does not believe or finds ridiculous. Chester: "You know, my dad used to play basketball with the President when they were both kids." Dave: "Ah, go tell it to Sweeney, Chester! Why do you tell such fibs?" A: "I bet you I could eat 20 hot dogs in less than half an hour!" B: "Tell that to Sweeney, pal!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alaric	AL-ə-rik (English)	Ancient Germanic
Karina	kah-REE-nah (Swedish, Polish, German, Russian), kə-REE-nə (English)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Polish, German, Russian, English
Albin	AHL-been (Polish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, French, English, Slovene
Olive	AHL-iv	English
Cainan	KAY-nən (English), kay-IE-nən (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Bobbie	['bɔbi]