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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 “________.”
| NR | 19 |
| 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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