you must be joking
you must be joking
You must not be serious. What you are saying is very surprising or unreasonable. Twenty bucks for a child's ticket? You must be joking! My painting sold for $5,000? You must be joking.
See also: joke, must
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
you must be ˈjoking!
,you’re ˈjoking!
(informal) used to show that you do not believe something, or that you find something ridiculous: ‘It’s the best movie I’ve ever seen.’ ‘You must be joking!’ ‘The boss wants us to work late again.’ ‘What? You’re joking!’See also: must
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- you must be joking!
- you're joking
- get serious
- Get serious!
- serious
- dead serious
- aside
- apart
- GBG
- can't/couldn't very well do something