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"ref": "1996, J. D. Robb, Immortal in Death, page 183",
"text": "\"I guess it's a lot of work for a cop to juggle personal relationships.\" / \"Tell me about it.\"",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2007, Daniel Silva, The Secret Servant, page 364",
"text": "\"Go sit with him. I think he's a little depressed. It's not easy to grow old.\" / \"Tell me about it.\"",
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"ref": "2008, Sara Rosett, Staying Home Is a Killer, page 90",
"text": "\"We're on the Air Force family planning routine. Mitch's been out of town so much we haven't even had a chance to try and get pregnant.\" / \"Tell me about it.\"",
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"word": "join the club"
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"word": "you're telling me"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kěbù shì",
"word": "可不是"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"word": "sanopa muuta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"word": "je ne te le fais pas dire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"word": "ne m’en parle pas"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "egó na deis",
"word": "εγώ να δεις"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mujhe iske bāre mẽ batāo",
"word": "मुझे इसके बारे में बताओ"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "ne is mondd"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "nem mondod"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "nekem mondod?"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"word": "a chi lo dici"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "分かる (わかる, wakaru, literally “(I/we) understand”)"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"word": "nawet mi nie mów"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"word": "nem me fala"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "i ne govori",
"word": "и не говори"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "i ne govorite",
"word": "и не говорите"
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}
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"word": "tell me about it"
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"text": "\"Go sit with him. I think he's a little depressed. It's not easy to grow old.\" / \"Tell me about it.\"",
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"ref": "2008, Sara Rosett, Staying Home Is a Killer, page 90",
"text": "\"We're on the Air Force family planning routine. Mitch's been out of town so much we haven't even had a chance to try and get pregnant.\" / \"Tell me about it.\"",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kěbù shì",
"word": "可不是"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"word": "sanopa muuta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"word": "je ne te le fais pas dire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"word": "ne m’en parle pas"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "egó na deis",
"word": "εγώ να δεις"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mujhe iske bāre mẽ batāo",
"word": "मुझे इसके बारे में बताओ"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "ne is mondd"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "nem mondod"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "nekem mondod?"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"word": "a chi lo dici"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"note": "分かる (わかる, wakaru, literally “(I/we) understand”)"
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"word": "nawet mi nie mów"
},
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "nem me fala"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "i ne govori",
"word": "и не говори"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "i ne govorite",
"word": "и не говорите"
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