I believe you, thousands wouldn't

phrase

Used to indicate that the speaker does not put faith in something they have just heard.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. IrelandUKsarcasticUsed to indicate that the speaker does not put faith in something they have just heard.

    You weren't working on germ warfare five years ago." "Non-lethal," she cries. "Oh, how you can not see." "Well, I believe you, thousands wouldn't[…]

    2004, Sandra Newman, The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done: A Novel, →ISBN, page 185
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APA

I believe you, thousands wouldn't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20believe%20you%2C%20thousands%20wouldn't

MLA

“I believe you, thousands wouldn't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20believe%20you%2C%20thousands%20wouldn't. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I believe you, thousands wouldn't,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20believe%20you%2C%20thousands%20wouldn't.

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