
Buy something
Swallow the story / Buy a story / Fall for something

Berla 

Berla
Swallow the story / Buy a story / Fall for something

Berla 

Berla
Meanings
Fig.: to believe or not to believe a story or something that is usually very unlikely. This expression is often used in the negative form
Examples
“Can you believe that Mr. President will come to the opening of my new laundromat?” “Sorry, but I don't buy it!”
“Sai che il presidente verrà all'inaugurazione della mia lavanderia?” “Questa poi non la bevo!”
If you don't come up with a more convincing alibi, no one will buy your story
Se non ti procurerai un alibi più convincente, nessuno berrà la tua storia
“The fish I caught in the mountain stream was so big that it didn't fit into the car” “This one I don't buy!”
“l pesce che ho pescato nel ruscello di montagna era talmente grosso che non entrava in macchina” “Questa non la bevo!”
I told him the most ridiculous excuse and he bought it!
Gli ho raccontato la scusa più ridicola di questo mondo e lui l'ha bevuta!
The usually mediocre student tried to justify the excellent composition he wrote at home with the fact that he was “inspired”, but the teacher didn't buy it
Lo studente, normalmente mediocre, ha giustificato il suo eccellente
tema svolto a casa con il fatto che era “ispirato”, ma l'insegnante non
l'ha bevuta
I don't buy it for a minute!
Non ci credo, ma neanche...