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* "Does your mother know you're out?" Asked when someone isn't deemed tough enough—or old enough—for the context. (Averted and Lampshaded in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (1882) when Phyllis asks Strephon if his immortal fairy mother is aware of their engagement.)

* "Do you know who I am?" Said by the arrogant famous/powerful villain.

** "Should I?"

* "Do you like what you see?" Usually spoken by a lingerie-clad (or nude) [[Femme Fatale]] as she prepares to seduce (or outright rape) the hero, perhaps after her [[Dress Hits Floor]].

* "Do you think he/she/they bought it?" Quick way of letting the audience know that whatever they just did was staged for another character's benefit.

* "Don't call me, I'll call you."~~—The~~ classic, all-purpose brush-off.

* "Don't call me, I'll call you." — The classic, all-purpose brush-off.

* "Don't call me 'Mr. <name>' -- I look around for my father whenever I hear 'Mr. <name>'." (~~See~~ [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]])

* "Don't call me 'Mr. <name>' — I look around for my father whenever I hear 'Mr. <name>'." (Inversion of [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]])

* "Don't call me 'sir'! I work for a living!" -- often seen in a military context, when a non-com is addressed with excessive deference by a green soldier.

* "Don't call me 'sir'! I work for a living!" — often seen in a military context, when a non-com is addressed with excessive deference by a green soldier.

* "Don't just stand there, ''do'' something!"

** Occasionally inverted to "Don't ~~just~~ do something, ''stand'' there!" for comedy purposes.

** Occasionally inverted to "Don't do something, just ''stand'' there!" for comedy purposes.

* "Don't look now, but..."

* "Don't mess with Mother Nature."~~—Any~~ "nature runs amuck" movie trailer. Or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrTPrp-fW8 margarine commercials from the 1970s.]

* "Don't mess with Mother Nature." — Any "nature runs amuck" movie trailer. Or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrTPrp-fW8 margarine commercials from the 1970s.]

* "Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining." Popularized, but not coined, by ''[[Judge Judy]]''.

** The inevitable ''[[The Simpsons]]'' parody: "Don't spit on my cupcake and tell me it's frosting."~~—Judge~~ Constance Harm

** The inevitable ''[[The Simpsons]]'' parody: "Don't spit on my cupcake and tell me it's frosting." — Judge Constance Harm

* "Don't tell me [unpleasant or unwelcome fact]". "Okay, I won't tell you."

** Sometimes the second person tells the first person said unwelcome fact followed by "I told you not to tell me that."

** Sometimes the second person tells the first person said unwelcome fact followed by the first person replying "I told you not to tell me that." (This version was popularized by ''[[Get Smart]]''.)

** A specific form of this is: "Don't tell me that [character] is/will [action]". Often followed by either:

*** A [[Gilligan Cut]] to [character] doing [action].