I can't hear you over the sound of

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I can't hear you over the sound of

  1. (idiomatic, impolite) Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.
    • 2016, Erin Mc, Blurred Lines: The Complete Series, Erin McCarthy, →ISBN:
      “I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your stupidity.”
    • 2014, Ariel Wood, Moonlight, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 186:
      I can't hear you over the sound of me being awesome.”
    • 2011, Audrey Hart, The Dig: Zoe and Zeus, Backlit Fiction, →ISBN, page 200:
      I can't hear you over the sound of your imminent death.”
    • 2014, P. J. Hoover, Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 104:
      I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.
    • 2013, Lawrence Dorfman, The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
      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 →ISBN, page 172
      "What was that, Will? I can't hear you over the sound of how bloody awesome and powerful I am!"
    • 2004, Melanie Jackson, The Mask on the Cruise Ship, Orca Book Publishers, →ISBN, page 141:
      Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your sweatshirt continuing to rip,” I sniped back.
    • 2016, Kate Siegel, Mother, Can You Not?, Crown Archetype, →ISBN, page 246:
      "Mom, just listen." "I' m sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your rent checks bouncing!"