You’ve gotta be kidding

[newkeenlearner]

What is the complete form of the bold phrase?

Earthquake? You’ve gotta be kidding, I didn't feel an earthquake.

 

[newkeenlearner]

So, are these three sentences equivalent?

You have to be joking=You have got to be joking= You must be joking

 

[Rover_KE]

They are in this context.

 

[Tdol]

Some people are more sensitive to small earthquakes and can feel movements that others don't notice. Having been in a major quake, I can feel tremors that other people may not notice.