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I'll believe it when I see it

I'll believe it when I see it phrase: used to express doubt about something that has been promised, implying that direct evidence is needed before accepting it as true.

Phrase

I'll believe it when I see it

  1. Used to express doubt about something that has been promised, implying that direct evidence is needed before accepting it as true.

Questions about I'll believe it when I see it

What does I'll believe it when I see it mean?
I'll believe it when I see it means used to express doubt about something that has been promised, implying that direct evidence is needed before accepting it as true.
What part of speech is I'll believe it when I see it?
I'll believe it when I see it is a phrase.

Words near I'll believe it when I see it in the dictionary

  1. I'll be hanged
  2. I'll be here all night
  3. I'll be in my bunk
  4. I'll be seeing you
  5. I'll be shot
  6. I'll believe it when I see it
  7. I'll bite
  8. I'll call the police
  9. I'll drink to that
  10. I'll get my coat
  11. I'll go to the foot of my stairs

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