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I can't hear you over the sound of
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English
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Pronunciation
en en-au-I can't hear you over the sound of.ogg AU
Phrase
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en idiom impolite Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.
en 2016 Erin Mc Blurred Lines: The Complete Series Erin McCarthy 9781944172169 “I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your stupidity.”
en 2014 Ariel Wood Moonlight iUniverse 9781491752258 186 I can't hear you over the sound of me being awesome.”
en 2011 Audrey Hart The Dig: Zoe and Zeus Backlit Fiction 9781937704131 200 “I can't hear you over the sound of your imminent death.”
en 2014 P. J. Hoover Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life Macmillan 9781466814752 104 I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.
en 2013 Lawrence Dorfman The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. 9781628734928 Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.
year unknown, Eric May, Will's Downfall, Book Two: "Why Did They Have To Ruin Such A Perfectly Good World?", Lulu.com 9781105406621, page 172
"What was that, Will? I can't hear you over the sound of how bloody awesome and powerful I am!"
en 2004 Melanie Jackson The Mask on the Cruise Ship Orca Book Publishers 9781551433059 141 “Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your sweatshirt continuing to rip,” I sniped back.
en 2016 Kate Siegel Mother, Can You Not? Crown Archetype 9781101907061 246 "Mom, just listen." "I' m sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your rent checks bouncing!"