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come on

(NOT BELIEVE) informal phrasal verb with come
 
 
/kʌm/ verb (came, come)

Definition

used to tell someone that you do not believe them or that you disagree with them, or to show that you are angry with them: Oh come on, Ian, you made the same excuse last week!InterjectionsSounds used as interjections
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