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                           Phrase(s): How should I know? [and] Don’t ask me.  Inf. I do not know.; Why should I be expected to know? (Shows impatience or rudeness.)  •  Bill: Why is the orca called the killer whale? Mary: How should I know?  •  Sally: Where did I leave my glasses? Tom: Don’t ask me.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs