come again?

1. What did you say? as in Come again? I can't believe you said that. This expression takes the literal meaning of the phrase—return—to ask someone to repeat a statement, either because it wasn't heard clearly or because its truth is being questioned. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]

Related Words

• echo 
• recite 
• rehash 
• reiterate 
• renew 
• replay 
• restate