"the hell you say" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1901, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter 5, in The Marrow of Tradition",
          "text": "\"The hell you say!\" rejoined McBane. \"I'll leave this car when I get good and ready, and that won't be till I've finished this cigar. See?\"",
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          "ref": "1919, Zane Grey, chapter 15, in The Desert of Wheat",
          "text": "\"The hell you say!\" ejaculated the man, in amazement. \"This Glidden is a German agent—perhaps a spy. He's no labor leader.\"",
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          "ref": "1983 June 13, Terence Smith, “Kissinger role in '68 race stirs conflicting views”, in New York Times, retrieved 2017-10-10",
          "text": "\"The hell you say,\" Mr. Brzezinski replied indignantly, according to Mr. Allen, \"Henry was working for our side.\"",
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        "(idiomatic) I vehemently disagree with you; I will not obey you."
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        "What you are saying is unbelievable; it cannot be true."
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        "(idiomatic) What you are saying is unbelievable; it cannot be true."
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          "text": "Head office brought in all those new policies without consulting anyone and now people are upset and nothing is working right? The hell you say!"
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        "(ironic) Ironically indicates lack of surprise."
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        "(idiomatic) (ironic) Ironically indicates lack of surprise."
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        "(idiomatic) I vehemently disagree with you; I will not obey you."
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