| 单词 | you are joking |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyou are (or have got to be) joking b. you are (or have got to be) joking, etc.: in phrases indicative of incredulity. Cf. also have v. 45. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > expressing disbelief [phrase] do you mean to say (also to tell me)1763 you don't mean to say (also to tell me)1763 tell that to the marines1806 in a horn1847 you are (or have got to be) joking1907 tie that bull outside or to another ashcan1921 you could have fooled me1926 you wouldn't read about it1950 pull the other one (it's got bells on)1966 1907 G. B. Shaw John Bull's Other Island ii. 36 Youre joking, Mr. Keegan: I'm sure yar. 1967 E. Partridge Dict. Slang Suppl. 1204/2 You're, he is, etc. joking, of course. A c.p. of modified optimism. 1967 N. Lucas C.I.D. xiii. 195 ‘Norman, would you be interested in meeting Charlie de Silva?’ ‘Probably,’ I replied, ‘but where do I have to go, Paris, New York...’ ‘You're joking. He's skint.’ 1968 M. Stewart Wind off Small Isles i. 26 ‘If I've got to turn on sand—’ ‘You could reverse up.’ ‘You've got to be joking.’ 1972 Times 29 Sept. 15/5 ‘We can consider ourselves fortunate in the character of the Prime Minister.’.. In the parlance of the day, you must be joking, mate. < as lemmas |
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