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Idiom

believe it or not

Meaning

This may be surprising, but it's true.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Believe it or not, I finished the project early.”

“Believe it or not, the small cafe down the street makes the best pizza in the city.”

“Believe it or not, the ancient ruins were discovered by a local farmer while he was simply digging a new well in his field.”

Examples

simple

“Believe it or not, I finished the project early.”

contextual

“Believe it or not, the small cafe down the street makes the best pizza in the city.”

complex

“Believe it or not, the ancient ruins were discovered by a local farmer while he was simply digging a new well in his field.”

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