Phrases Sharing Fun Facts or Stories

Believe it or not...

B2

Meaning

Introducing something unbelievable.

Example sentences

John: I heard you ran a marathon.

Alice: Yes, I did. Believe it or not... I'd never run more than 5km before.

John: Wow! That’s incredible.

Alice: Yeah, believe it or not... I trained for six months and managed to finish it!