believe you me | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Anemphaticformofbelieve me:you(thesubject) hadbetterbelieveme(thespeaker).1841, Caesar Otway,Sketches in Erris and Tyrawly, by the author of 'Sketches in Ireland ..., page185:Well, sir,believe you me, I'll give that lassy as good a strapping as ever she got when she comes back.1870, Garland,In re Garland, page94:But many a time,believe you me, I bought a rabbit from you, when I could put something else in the pot...1877, Justin McCarthy,Miss Misanthrope: A Novel, page21:That's change, if you like to call it so. But the heart of things is just the same. Balzac stands for Paris,believe you me.1887, Alexander Wardrop,Mid-Cauther Fair: A Dramatic Pastoral : with Other Poems, Songs, and Prose, page113:But, Sandy lad,believe you me, I loe ye like a brither!1912, George A. Birmingham,The Simpkins Plot, page75:"Believe you me," said Meldon, " she'll know how to manage him."2016November 7, Stephen Castle, quotingTheresa May, “British Leader Stands Firm on Timetable for ‘Brexit’”, inThe New York Times‎[1], page A6:Believe you me, if the people in this country think they’re going to be cheated, they’re going to be betrayed, then we will see political anger the likes of which none of us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed in this country.

Examples:

EN: I thought maybe "believe you me" told you some more snappy stories.
ES: Pensé que tal vez "créeme" le había contado otra historia graciosa.
EN: My poor mother warned me, believe you me.
ES: Mi pobre madre me lo advirtió, créeme.
EN: Because you're still in a jam, brother, believe you me.
ES: Porque sigues en un apuro, hermano, créeme.
EN: And believe you me, we can be thankful the explosions are up there. And that they're not real bombs.
ES: Agradezcamos que las explosiones tengan lugar ahí arriba y no sean bombas auténticas.
EN: It was the biggest pot of the game, but believe you me, I never even stopped to collect it.
ES: El mayor bote de toda la partida y ni me paré a recogerlo.
EN: Or I wouldn't be keeping you from a Turkish bath, believe you me.
ES: Pero eso no quiere decir que me intereses lo más mínimo.
EN: Like I was saying.. I've friends everywhere: influential, important people, believe you me.
ES: Como te decía... tengo amigos en todas partes, gente influyente, importante.
EN: And when she don't, believe you me, I do.
ES: Y cuando ella no lo sabe, creedme, yo sí lo sé.
EN: And believe you me, mister, it...
ES: Y créame, señor, no es...
EN: I've got lawyers that can handle that sort of thing... and believe you me, they will handle it too.
ES: Mis abogados se pueden encargar de eso. Y créame que lo harán.
EN: "If God keeps me alive, believe you me I will take care of no one but thee."
ES: "Si Dios me mantiene con vida, créeme no me preocuparé por nadie sino por él. "
EN: Now I'm a so-called crook, I'm rich, and that, believe you me, is the only thing that gains one respect.
ES: Ahora soy lo que se dice un sinvergüenza, soy rico, y eso, créeme, es lo único que te proporciona respeto.
EN: England will never capitulate, believe you me.
ES: - Inglaterra jamás capitulará.
EN: Well, believe you me, I wouldn't open my mouth if I was her.
ES: Yo en lugar de ella no hubiera abierto la boca.
EN: It's a thrill, believe you me.
ES: Es emocionante, créanme.

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