See come off it on Wiktionary
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"text": "Come off it, mate! You can't be serious.",
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"ref": "1984 August 18, Gary Ralph, “Meow, Meow”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 5:",
"text": "My palace spies have informed my that a certain tacky queen going by the pseudonym \"Joey Ganimeed\" has been presuming to offer you the 'facts of life' about gay existence (GCN, August 11, 1984). The next time you see him, tell him from me \"Come off it, Mary.\"",
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "qù nǐ de",
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"word": "去你的"
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"word": "去你的"
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