believe you me

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/bɪˈliːv juː ˈmiː/ /bɪˈliv ju ˈmi/ /bi-/ /bə-/ En-au-believe you me.ogg

Word forms

believe you me

Etymology

Derived from an archaic English sentence structure. Compare I kid you not.

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