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I believe you, thousands wouldn't

I believe you, thousands wouldn't phrase: used to indicate that the speaker does not put faith in something they have just heard.

Phrase

I believe you, thousands wouldn't

  1. (Ireland, UK, sarcastic) Used to indicate that the speaker does not put faith in something they have just heard.
    • You weren't working on germ warfare five years ago." "Non-lethal," she cries. "Oh, how you can not see." "Well, I believe you, thousands wouldn't[…]2004, Sandra Newman, The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done: A Novel, →ISBN, page 185

Questions about I believe you, thousands wouldn't

What does I believe you, thousands wouldn't mean?
I believe you, thousands wouldn't means used to indicate that the speaker does not put faith in something they have just heard.
What part of speech is I believe you, thousands wouldn't?
I believe you, thousands wouldn't is a phrase.

Words near I believe you, thousands wouldn't in the dictionary

  1. I beam
  2. I beams
  3. i before e, except after c
  4. I beg your pardon
  5. I beg your pudding
  6. I believe you, thousands wouldn't
  7. I came, I saw, I conquered
  8. I can tell you
  9. I can't
  10. I can't find my ...
  11. I can't hear you over the sound of

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