believe you me

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Examples

“Well, sir, believe⟳ you me, I'll give⟳ that lassy as good a strapping as ever she got when she comes back.”

“But many a time, believe⟳ you me, I bought a rabbit from you, when I could put⟳ something else in the pot...”

“That's change⟳, if you like⟳ to call⟳ it so. But the heart of things is just the same. Balzac stands for Paris, believe⟳ you me.”

“But, Sandy lad, believe⟳ you me, I loe ye like⟳ a brither!”

“"Believe⟳ you me," said Meldon, " she'll know⟳ how to manage⟳ him."”

“Believe⟳ you me, if the people in this country think⟳ they’re going to be cheated, they’re going to be betrayed, then we will see⟳ political anger the likes of which none of us in our lifetimes have⟳ ever witnessed in this country.”

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