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When you doubt something that somebody has said, and you want to be sure that it is true, you say: “Is that really so?” He answers “________.”

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YOU BET 7
YOU BET IT IS 6
SURE IS 4
YOU BET YOUR LIFE 4
SURE 3
CERTAINLY 2
DAMN RIGHT 2
IT SURE IS 2
OF COURSE 2
SURE AS SHOOTING 2
THAT’S THE TRUTH 2
WHY SURE IT IS 2
YOU DARN RIGHT 2
“HECK, YES” 1
“HELL, YOU’RE DAMN RIGHT” 1
“SHOOT, YEAH” 1
“YEAH, THAT’S THE TRUTH” 1
ARE YOU SURE 1
BEG YOUR PARDON 1
BET 1
BET YOUR LIFE 1
COURSE IT’S TRUE 1
CROSS MY HEART 1
DARN TOOTIN’ 1
DEFINITELY 1
FULLY 1
HONEST TO GOODNESS 1
I BELIEVE IT 1
I BET YOU 1
I GOT IT STRAIGHT 1
I KNOW IT 1
I KNOW IT TO BE TRUE 1
I WOULDN’T BET ON IT 1
I’LL SWEAR TO IT 1
I’M NOT KIDDING YOU 1
I’M NOT TALKING TO HEAR MYSELF TALK 1
IT CERTAINLY IS 1
IT MOST ASSUREDLY IS 1
IT SURE IS OR I WOULDN’T HAVE TOLD YOU 1
NATCH 1
OF COURSE IT IS 1
ON MY LIFE 1
SHO’ IS 1
SURE I’M SURE 1
SURE IT IS 1
THAT IS SO 1
THAT’S FOR SURE 1
THAT’S NO DAMN LIE 1
THAT’S RIGHT 1
THAT’S SO 1
THAT’S THAT 1
THAT’S THE GOSPEL 1
WHY SURE THAT’S TRUE 1
YES SIREE 1
YOU BET I AM 1
YOU BET I’M SURE 1
YOU BET IT’S SO 1
YOU BET IT’S TRUE 1
YOU BET YOUR BOOTS 1
YOU BET YOUR LIFE IT IS 1
YOU BETCHA 1
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT 1
YOU CAN BANK ON IT 1
YOU CAN BET ON IT 1
YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR ON IT 1
YOU SAID IT 1
YOU’RE DOGGONE RIGHT 1

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