Phrase guide

you could have fooled me

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

What you now tell me is true I thought was false, or I nonetheless think is false; I don't believe you.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 我才不信呢 (wǒ cái bù xìn ne) — what you now tell me is true I thought was false
  • Finnish: ettet vain huijaa minua — what you now tell me is true I thought was false
  • Finnish: älä valehtele — what you now tell me is true I thought was false
  • Finnish: en usko sinua — what you now tell me is true I thought was false
  • Italian: non si direbbe — what you now tell me is true I thought was false
  • Portuguese: ninguém diria — what you now tell me is true I thought was false