Welcome to the English we speak, with me Phil and me fefei. We have an expression that you can use if you just don't believe someone. It's I don't buy it. I don't buy it. Tell us a bit more. It's not

connected to shopping, is it? No, it's not connected to shopping. Beth told me she can juggle with five balls and I just

don't buy it. I've never seen her practicing. It can't be true. And you told me you can play the trumpet, but I've never seen or heard you do it. I don't buy it.

Did I really say that? I'd forgotten. I said the same thing to my brother and he definitely didn't buy it.

He knows I have no musical talent at all.

Clearly. Let's listen to these examples. You're saying it was an accident?

Sorry, I don't buy it.

She said her broken computer stopped her doing the assignment, but her tutor just didn't buy it.

He said he was working late, but I don't buy that story.

You're listening to the English we speak from BBC Learning English and we're learning the expression I don't buy it. We use it to say that we

don't believe something. It's quite informal but you'll hear it a lot in speech.

Yes we can also use it to talk about buying someone's story or

explanation. If you buy a story you believe it. But as in the examples it's

much more common to use it in the negative and say that you don't buy something.

Fay Faye, I did explain why I didn't get you a birthday present, didn't I?

You did, but I don't buy that story.

I'll give you until tomorrow to find something.

See you then.

Bye.