Come again?
idiom

- something that you say when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear it, understand it, or you find it difficult to believe.

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WORD ORIGIN

While "come again?" can be used to ask someone to repeat something that you just didn’t hear or understand, it is often used as a retort, which is a quick and sarcastic reply.

Come again? works especially well in response to silly things that humans say from time to time.

Here are some idiotic public statements that could deserve a "come again?" response.

- "I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body." Winston Bennett, professional basketball player.

- "Outside of the killings, Washington DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country." Marion Barry, Washington, DC mayor

- "Half this game is ninety percent mental." Danny Ozark, professional baseball manager

- "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President

- "Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas." Keppel Enderbery, former Australian cabinet minister

- "A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on." Samuel Goldwyn, Hollywood movie mogul

- "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and my father." Greg Norman, professional golfer

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SYNONYMS

Huh? What? Hallo? What did you say? I beg your pardon? I'm sorry?

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Practice OWAD in a conversation
say something like:

"COME AGAIN? Did you say you're leaving the firm?"