"I can't hear you over the sound of" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-I can't hear you over the sound of.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} I can't hear you over the sound of
  1. (idiomatic, impolite) Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying. Tags: idiomatic, impolite
    Sense id: en-I_can't_hear_you_over_the_sound_of-en-phrase-BA6Vuo9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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