"ne pas croire si bien dire" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /nə pa kʁwaʁ si bjɛ̃ diʁ/, /nə pɑ kʁwaʁ si bjɛ̃ diʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ne pas croire si bien dire.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne pas croire si bien dire
  1. not to know how right one is (said when someone who has uttered a statement doesn't know that this statement is even truer than they thought, for example because there is another dimension to it that they weren't aware of)
    Sense id: en-ne_pas_croire_si_bien_dire-fr-verb-5VQm19jI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French negative polarity items

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