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Meaning of believe you me | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1
/bɪˈliːv juː ˈmiː/

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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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