would you believe

Meaning

1. Editorial60% of films

   Used jokingly to float an unlikely answer or excuse, inviting the listener to swallow something improbable.

   Would you believe, she fell off a bus.

2. Oxford20% of films

   used to show that you are surprised and annoyed about sth

   Javert, would you believe it? I was crossing from the park

In the movies · 7

• Javert, would you believe it? I was crossing from the parkLes Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert2010
• Would you believe, she fell off a bus.Tyrannosaur2011
• No rain. Would you believe it?Zero Effect1998
• Would you believe it?Bohemian Rhapsody2018
• And what would you believe?Gladiator2000
• And why the fuck would you believe Desi?This Is 402012
• Would you believe plaster?Time After Time1979
• If I swore to you, Sonia, would you believe me?National Theatre Live: Vanya2024

From the same entry

• believe it or not
• believe me
• don't you believe it
• I don't believe it
• if you believe that, you'll believe anything
• make believe
• not believe your ears
• seeing is believing
• you better believe it
• give to believe
• believe in
• believe in

More idioms

• give it up
• fuck me
• put your mind to
• against your will
• around the clock
• every time
• get the picture
• over head
• be a believer in
• be on your best behaviour
• pull leg
• the sooner the better