Idiom Breakdown

believe it or not

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Definition

This may be surprising, but it's true.

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In Context

"We're, believe it or not, in love with each other."
"That depends on how long the sentence is. Believe it or not, there’s a canon of construction about provisos, and the test is anything but clear: …"
"One common cause of “flipped bit” memory errors is, believe it or not, cosmic rays."
"The descending opening phrase of the aria is, believe it or not, Tatyana’s Fate theme from her Letter Scene, though now in a minor, not major key: …"

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Also Said As

believe or not
surprisingly

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See Also

like it or not