"tell us another" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: tell us another one [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} tell us another
  1. I do not believe you; you are joking.
    Sense id: en-tell_us_another-en-phrase-f4Me2~z- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:",
          "text": "\"As explained by Professor Summerlee, our cameras have been tampered with by the ape-men when they ransacked our camp, and most of our negatives ruined.\" (Jeers, laughter, and 'Tell us another!' from the back.)",
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