I kid you not

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Used to insist that one is telling the truth.

Equivalents

Españolno bromeo no es broma

Françaisce n'est pas une blague

Deutschich schwör's dir kein Scheiß ohne Scheiß

Examples

“...I leaf through the stack of magazines they've got, and one of them — I kid you not — one of them is a Naughty Nurses magazine.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

I know I know it I know it when I see it I know that's right I know you are but what am I? I know, right

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