I can't hear you over the sound of

phrase

Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.

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Meanings

phraseI can't hear you over the sound of ...
  1. idiomaticimpoliteSaid to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.

    I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

    2014, P. J. Hoover, Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 104
    5 more examples

    “I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your stupidity.”

    2016, Erin Mc, Blurred Lines: The Complete Series, Erin McCarthy, →ISBN

    I can't hear you over the sound of me being awesome.”

    2014, Ariel Wood, Moonlight, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 186

    “I can't hear you over the sound of your imminent death.”

    2011, Audrey Hart, The Dig: Zoe and Zeus, Backlit Fiction, →ISBN, page 200

    Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

    2013, Lawrence Dorfman, The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

    "What was that, Will? I can't hear you over the sound of how bloody awesome and powerful I am!"

    year unknown, Eric May, Will's Downfall, Book Two: "Why Did They Have To Ruin Such A Perfectly Good World?", Lulu.com →ISBN, page 172
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APA

I can't hear you over the sound of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20can't%20hear%20you%20over%20the%20sound%20of

MLA

“I can't hear you over the sound of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20can't%20hear%20you%20over%20the%20sound%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I can't hear you over the sound of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20can't%20hear%20you%20over%20the%20sound%20of.

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