Idioms

That's rich!

That's rich!

That's not a fair criticism or statement, considering who is saying it. You think I'm flaky? That's rich, considering you didn't show up either.
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that’s ˈrich

(spoken, especially British English) used to say that a criticism somebody makes is surprising and not reasonable, because they have the same fault: Me? Lazy? That’s rich, coming from you!
See also: rich
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From a man who has spent half his life up the Royals' a***s and is still making money from it, that's rich! As you said, Fiona, Charlie can't be all bad.
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