What does ""Don't I just bet you were" mean in the following?
A: I was about to demonstrate how to use the tool.
B: Don't I just bet you were.
I'd appreciate your help.
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I guess it probably means I did believe you were about to demonstrate .... I might be wrong though.– danMay 22, 2019 at 4:14
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1Did you actually hear this? What dan says makes some sense (i.e. it sounds like an affirmation of what A said), but the whole remark has a hostile/accusatory tone that makes me wonder what else was going on in that situation. Perhaps it was meant to be sarcastic?– Lorel C.May 22, 2019 at 15:06
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It can only be sarcasm. It would usually not be anything other than: Oh yeah, I bet you were.– LambieJul 8, 2019 at 21:33
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I would expect this phrase and similar phrases to be uses most often in a sarcastic manner.
A: I was about to demonstrate how to use the tool.
B: Don't I just bet you were.
With the p[roper tone, B might well mean "I don't for a moment believe you were going to do anything of the sort." In my experience "I just bet" and similar phrases are most often used in this way.
answered Jul 8, 2019 at 21:29
As @dan commented, it means B did believe A was about to demonstrate how to use the tool.
Just is an adverb expressing agreement, so the phrase "Don't I just!" is an interjection meaning, essentially, "yes".
I bet is said to show that you understand why someone has a particular opinion or feels a particular way.
This is a mix of the two expressions.
