"you could have fooled me" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=you could have fooled me}} you could have fooled me
  1. What you now tell me is true I thought was false, or I nonetheless think is false; I don't believe you. Synonyms: coulda fooled me Translations (what you now tell me is true I thought was false): ettet vain huijaa minua (Finnish), älä valehtele (Finnish), en usko sinua (Finnish)

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