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Adam and Eve

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London
Meaning

believe


Examples
SIMPLE

I cannot Adam and Eve that he actually said that.

CONTEXTUAL

She told me she won the lottery, but I find it hard to Adam and Eve her story.

COMPLEX

Despite the mounting evidence presented by the defense, the jury refused to Adam and Eve the witness's testimony regarding the events of that evening.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    believe it or not

    This may be surprising, but it's true.

  2. 02

    believe one's ears

    To believe that something which one hears is truly the case.

  3. 03

    believe one's eyes

    To believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.

  4. 04

    believe you me

    An emphatic form of believe me: you (the subject) had better believe me (the speaker).

  5. 05

    make believe

    To pretend or imagine.

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