phrase-bigPhrase of the Week

As if!

A: It’s Honza’s birthday. Are you going to give him something?
B: As if! You know I hate him.

We use this expression to say that something is extremely unlikely or even impossible. It’s short for ‚As if that were possible.‘

You can use this phrase in ………… language.

 Spoken
 Informal

Example 1
A: It’s Honza’s birthday. Are you going to give him something?
B: As if! You know I hate him.

Example 2
A: Do you think Pavla will be here early tomorrow?
B: As if! She’s never early, and the traffic is still bad after the floods!

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