See seeing is believing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "show of skepticism about a claim",
"word": "hiszem, ha látom"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "show of skepticism about a claim",
"word": "majd meglátjuk"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "show of skepticism about a claim",
"word": "várjuk ki a végét"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Seeing Is Believing"
],
"word": "seeing is believing"
}
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