pray tell
idiom
old-fashioned
—used for emphasis to demand an answer when asking someone for a reason, explanation, etc.
Why should I trust them, pray tell?
What were you doing, pray tell?
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But what real person, pray tell, has their sister go missing for more than a complete Chinese zodiac cycle, only to spur of the moment visit a derelict prison… with an almost dead flashlight… in the middle of the night?
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 July 2024
And how, pray tell, are those high-up chandeliers being set aflame?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 July 2024
So what, pray tell, awaits us as far as vibes for Colin and Pen?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
What, pray tell, Joe, did the liberal media fail to report?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
And why, pray tell, did Stanford not tell Anthony directly?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2023
Who, pray tell, were John Heminges and Henry Condell?
—John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 July 2024
And how, pray tell, are those high-up chandeliers being set aflame?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 July 2024
So what, pray tell, awaits us as far as vibes for Colin and Pen?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
What, pray tell, Joe, did the liberal media fail to report?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
And why, pray tell, did Stanford not tell Anthony directly?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2023
Who, pray tell, were John Heminges and Henry Condell?
—John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023
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“Pray tell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pray%20tell. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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