don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining

phrase

Don't tell me obvious lies.

Meanings

Origin

Compare typologically Russian хоть ссы в глаза́, всё бо́жья роса́ (xotʹ ssy v glazá, vsjo bóžʹja rosá).

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APA

don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20piss%20on%20my%20leg%20and%20tell%20me%20it's%20raining

MLA

“don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20piss%20on%20my%20leg%20and%20tell%20me%20it's%20raining. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20piss%20on%20my%20leg%20and%20tell%20me%20it's%20raining.

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