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you('d) better believe it you('d) better believe itAbsolutely, without question; rest assured. A: "Man, he's the fastest runner this school has ever had!" B: "Yep, you'd better believe it!" A: "And is the movie really scary?" B: "You better believe it!"See also: believe, betterYou('d) better believe it!Inf. a way of emphasizing a previous statement. Bill: Man, you're the best goalie this team has ever had! Tom: You better believe it! Bill: This food is so bad. It will probably stunt my growth. Tom: You'd better believe it!See also: believe, betteryou'd better believe itAlso, you better believe it. You may be assured, as in You walk ten miles every day?-You'd better believe it! This imperative is almost synonymous with you bet your ass. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] See also: believe, betteryou/you’d better beˈlieve it! (spoken) used to tell somebody that something is definitely true: ‘He’s not a bad player, is he?’ ‘You’d better believe it!’See also: believe, betterYou better believe it! verbSee You had better believe it!See also: believe, betteryou'd better believe itYou can be absolutely sure. An Americanism of the mid-nineteenth century, it appeared in print in 1856. The Toronto Globe and Mail used it in 1968: “You’d better believe it . . . We’ve got ’em.” For a similar affirmation, see take it from me.See also: believe, better |