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Schur, Norman W., Revised by Eugene Ehrlich. "all my eye and Betty Martin!" Writer's Reference Center. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 18 Apr. 2025. <http://fofweb.infobase.com/wrc/Detail.aspx?iPin=BEAZ00062>.
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all my eye and Betty Martin!

American English Equivalent
baloney!

Equivalent Function
informal

Definition 
Inf. Various derivations proposed. The most likely would seem to be Mihi beata mater (which appears to be Latin for something like 'Grant to me, blessed Mother'). According to one legend, it was a far from perfect rendition of an invocation to St. Martin, a patron saint of soldiers.

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