you can't make this up in English

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  "word": "you can't make this up"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "you can't make this up",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
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        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "Alternative form of you can't make this stuff up"
      ],
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        [
          "you can't make this stuff up",
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "you can't make this up"
}

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"you can't make this up" meaning in English

Phrase