"if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it?}} if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it?
  1. (colloquial, sarcastic) A rhetorical question used to discourage the interlocutor from blind obedience. Tags: colloquial, sarcastic Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Synonyms: if someone told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it
    Sense id: en-if_someone_told_you_to_jump_off_a_bridge,_would_you_do_it-en-phrase-5mKELIvB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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