"tell it to the judge" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-tell it to the judge.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Suggesting what the police might say to a suspect who protests his innocence prior to trial. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} tell it to the judge
  1. (idiomatic) I do not believe what you said. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tell_it_to_the_judge-en-phrase-xwQ2hpJK
  2. Synonym of I don't care; synonym of talk to the hand. Synonyms: I don't care [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tell_it_to_the_judge-en-phrase-eUM1D8nw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English sentences, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 94 Disambiguation of English sentences: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tell it to Sweeney, tell it to the marines, bullshit

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          "ref": "2012, Bill Crider, Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen: A Dan Rhodes Mystery, page 162",
          "text": "Al slid off Rhodes's back and moved away from him, hands in the air. “I was just being helpful.” “Tell it to the judge,” Rhodes said, and he took off after Frankie.",
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          "ref": "2011, Steven W. Moore, Her Husband's Crossing: A Man Remembering His Past and His Love for One Woman, page 130",
          "text": "“Wait a minute, you don't understand, I wouldn`t kill my best friend!” Robert continued yelling. “Yeah, yeah, that's what they all say, tell it to the judge.”",
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          "ref": "2008, Allan Michael Hardin, Sidetracked, page 48",
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