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Phrase(s): (Are you) sorry you asked?
Now that you have heard (the unpleasant answer), do you regret having asked the question? (Compare this with You’ll be sorry you asked.) • Father: How are you doing in school? Bill: I’m flunking out. Sorry you asked? • Mother: You’ve been looking a little down lately. Is there anything wrong? Bill: I probably have the flu. Are you sorry you asked?, Phrase(s): (I’m) sorry you asked (that).
I regret that you asked about something I wanted to forget. • Tom: What on earth is this hole in your suit jacket? Bill: I’m sorry you asked. I was feeding a squirrel and it bit through my pocket where the food was. • Sally: Why is there only canned soup in the cupboard? John: Sorry you asked that. I just haven’t been to the grocery store in awhile. Sally: Want some soup?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs