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you wish

Used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs.
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"When I grow up, I'm going to be a superhero!" / "Huh, you wish!"
"They can't bench me. I'm the best shooter on the team." / "You wish!"

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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you winyou welcomeyou'll be late for your own funeralyou shouldn't haveyou said ityou're all rightyou're a long time deadyou thinkyou were sayingyou'll shit and fall in ityou'll get yoursyou're damned if you do and you're damn…you whatyou were saying

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