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    Default Take some believing

    What does the phrase take some believing mean? To me, it means 'It is hard to believe'.

    Context: I came across this sentence in the Guardian. The sentence sentence goes like: At one point he(Monty Panesar, England's cricket player) said, "Our batters are in a good place". Which takes some believing.
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    Default Re: Take some believing

    Quote Originally Posted by aachu View Post
    What does the phrase take some believing mean? To me, it means 'It is hard to believe'.

    Context: I came across this sentence in the Guardian. The sentence sentence goes like: At one point he(Monty Panesar, England's cricket player) said, "Our batters are in a good place". Which takes some believing.
    It means that, for some reason, it's surprising that the batsmen are in a good place.
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