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

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  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

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