Do you expect me to believe that?

Do you expect me to believe that?
Do you expect me to believe that?
That is so unbelievable that you do not expect me to believe it, do you? (Said with impatience or strong doubt. Compare this with You can't expect me to believe that.) •

Bill: I'm going to quit my job and open a restaurant. Mary: That's silly. Do you expect me to believe that?

Mary: Wow! I just got selected to be an astronaut! Sally: Do you expect me to believe that? Mary: Here's the letter! Now do you believe me?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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