Phrase guide
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A response to a promise suggesting doubt that the promise will be kept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
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A response to a threat, implying that the threat is empty and, often, also that it is ineffective because it involves something that the person threatened would actually like to happen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, sarcastic
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History
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