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Meaning of don't tell me | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, tell, me.
Used to introduce a guess at a fact or situation, as if forestalling the other speaker's utterance.
idiomatic

Examples

““Sorry. Excuse me. Am I very late?” Henrietta shrugged. They had travelled the world together on commissions for the Morning Graphic. They had been in many scrapes but the irritation she felt with him never went away. She admonished him. “Don't tell me. You've brought that damn Morgan Aero8 sports car with you, haven't you? You've been trying to park it, keeping me waiting.””

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

don't touch that dial don't tread on me don't try this at home don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs don't worry don't worry your pretty little head