you-don't-say-so

Updated: June 26, 2025

Joffre stopped and turned with a "you-don't-say-so" gesture and a toss of his head at something that Castelnau had told him. Very likely they were not talking of the war; indeed, most likely it was about friends in their army world, for both have a good wit, a keen and amiable understanding of human nature. At all events, they were enjoying themselves.

Frederick Palmer - My Second Year of the War