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See: MAKE BELIEVE, SEEING IS BELIEVING.

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seeing is believing

[seeing is believing] Seeing something is good proof. * /Bill told Joe he had passed his test, but Joe said, "Seeing is believing."/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1894-1961) U.S. humorist Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing. www.english-slang.com

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[come again] {v.}, {informal} Please repeat; please say that again. - Usually used as a command. * /"Harry has just come into a fortune," my wife said. "Come again? " […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bounce

[bounce] {v.} {n.} 1. To con someone into believing or doing something. 2. To forcibly eject someone. 3. Swagger, impudence or cockiness. 4. Of a cheque, to be refused by […] British slang (Wikipedia)

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