You can’t be serious.

[keannu]

Is this "You can’t be serious." commonly used instead of "Don't be kidding"?

mo1-2
M: Jane, you know what? I’ve won the first
prize in the lottery.
W: You can’t be serious.
M: Yes, I am. I can’t wait till the money
comes in tomorrow.
W: You are the lottery winner

 

[bhaisahab]

Is this "You can’t be serious." commonly used instead of "Don't be kidding"?

mo1-2
M: Jane, you know what? I’ve won the first
prize in the lottery.
W: You can’t be serious.
M: Yes, I am. I can’t wait till the money
comes in tomorrow.
W: You are the lottery winner

"Don't be kidding" is not at all common.

 

[emsr2d2]

"You're kidding" is the common phrase. Some alternatives:

You're joking.
You're having me on.
You're having a laugh.
You're having a giraffe. (A type of rhyming slang)
Are you kidding?
Are you kidding me?

 

[5jj]

Also, "Pull the other one" ('one' referring to 'leg').

 

[keannu]

As 5jj said, I learned "Are you pulling my legs?" is a common expression. Isn't it?

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

As 5jj said, I learned "Are you pulling my legs?" is a common expression. Isn't it?

NOT A TEACHER

To my knowledge, people usually say "leg", not "legs". See also here pull leg - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

 

[Barb_D]

One more for the list: No way!

(Yes, it's the single "leg." You're pulling my leg.)

 

[SoothingDave]

Airplane! (1980) - Memorable quotes

I am serious ... and don't call me Shirley.:-D

 

[billmcd]

"You're kidding" is the common phrase. Some alternatives:

You're joking.
You're having me on. In AmE, You're putting me on.
You're having a laugh. Not in AmE.
You're having a giraffe. (A type of rhyming slang) Not in AmE.
Are you kidding?
Are you kidding me?

OR in AmE, You're pulling my leg or Get out, and more currently, No way, and much more currently, Stop it.

 

[billmcd]

Airplane! (1980) - Memorable quotes

I am serious ... and don't call me Shirley.:-D

I think the complete dialogue was "Surely you're not serious." "I am serious...and please don't call me Shirley".

 

[emsr2d2]

One more for the list: No way!

And the inevitable response: Way!

 

[BobK]

Also, "Pull the other one" ('one' referring to 'leg').

:up: Sometimes extended '...it's got bells on'.

b

 

[Raymott]

Don't come the raw prawn with me, mate!

 

[emsr2d2]

Are you extracting the urine? (Note the "i" should be pronounced like the first person singular pronoun in this instance, but not normally.)

The above is the polite (but sarcastic) version of "Are you taking the p*ss?"

 

[bhaisahab]

I hesitate to write this, but "Are you pulling my plonker?" is also heard.

 

[5jj]

I hesitate to write this, but "Are you pulling my plonker?" is also heard.

Well may you blush!