tell it to the judge

cliché Your claims of innocence won't stop me from arresting you or bringing you to justice, so you might as well save them for your trial. A: "Wait, you can't arrest me! I'm innocent! I don't know how that money got there, I swear!" B: "Yeah, yeah, tell it to the judge." A: "I found Terry's blood on your clothes, Jim. I'm calling the cops." B: "I've been framed, I tell you, framed!" B: "Tell it to the judge!"