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believe it or not

idiom
Meaning

This may be surprising, but it's true.


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.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    Adam and Eve

    [Cockney slang]believe

  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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