[DOC] [TLE] Tell It to the Marines - Wikipedia [PAR] Tell it to the Marines" is a catchphrase, originally with reference to Britain's Royal 
Marines, ... Sir Walter Scott used the phrase "Tell it to the Marines  the sailors 
won't believe it" in ... an earlier origin for the phrase, which was formerly widely 
believed. ... of the phrase is pejorative to the Marines, implying that they are 
gullible. [DOC] [TLE] Tell it to Sweeney | Tell It To Sweeney [PAR] Jan 11, 2014 ... The idiom was used by Royal Navy sailors to poke fun at their rivals by 
suggesting ... Either phrase means to tell it to someone gullible enough to 
believe ... The NY Daily News catered to the working man as represented by... [DOC] [TLE] Tell That (It) to the Marines - JStor [PAR] a part of a dialogue between members of the British Navy. ... the purpose and the 
utilization of the phrase, to be considered as gullible .... form.14 It was not until 
1829 that the form 'Tell it to the marines' appeared; ... like a man-don't creep 
through lubber's hole.-WVhat ... can marines, but come down to them from the 
English. [DOC] [TLE] Tell It To The Marines | Disappearing Idioms [PAR] Oct 2, 2012 ... Tell it to the Marines then became words of instant dismissal in the general 
population; ... And that's the way things have stood regarding the above phrase, 
at least in the UK. ... (Red hair, in some circles, is still thought to connote a 
tendency toward ... Let them tell that to General MacArthur and his men. [DOC] [TLE] We Have A Word For It - World Naval Ships Forums [PAR] As an island,Britain has always been a seafaring nation,as many common ... are 
not generally thought to be naive and gullible enough to believe any tale told to 
them, so where does the phrase "Tell it to the marines" come from ? ... seas and 
lands as the Officers and Men of our Loyal Maritime Regiment. [DOC] [TLE] English Idioms [PAR] O: The use of the singular word 'Hand' indicates that this is a nautical phrase. ... 
Usually shouted at ratings for them to step aside for a superior naval officer. .... 
And if an upstanding, trusted Royal Marine believed the yarn, then it must have 
some validity ... "...tell that to the soldiers, tell that to the navy, and tell it to the 
Marines! [DOC] [TLE] Expressions & Sayings (T) [PAR] In America, and increasingly in Britain, to take a bath means to suffer any kind of 
... It is popularly believed that the expression has its origins in a late-19th century 
.... in the deep contempt that the sailors of the navy had for the men of the 
marines. ... the marines the target of ridicule, representing them as gullible idiots 
with no... [DOC] [TLE] What does tell it to the marines mean? | Yahoo Answers [PAR] The phrase "Tell it to the Marines" is part of Royal Navy heritage, which was ... 
Basically, it is an idiom that states, Don't think I'm stupid, that's bullsh*t! ... This 
comes from a WWI recruiting poster where the title of a newspaper ... and I 
support them, even if they are the "mens department" of the navy which I am 
serving in. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "War slang : American fighting words and phrases since ... [PAR] That said, what comes through in much of this material is a sense of humor, irony, 
.... for those who ran away from the war, although the history books call them 
deserters. ... This is a direct link to those men who ran from the Army and the draft 
and ..... Grog") Ver- non introduced it into the British navy; he was so-called from 
his... [DOC] [TLE] Sailing Terms - NauticEd [PAR] Anchor detail  Group of men who handle ground tackle when the ship is .... 
Buffer  The chief bosun's mate (in the Royal Navy), responsible for discipline. ....

Question: The expression "Tell it to" them comes from British Navy men, who thought them gullible
Answer: "Tell it to the Marines"