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Daily English Pod
I’m Jale, an English teacher and graduate in Applied Linguistics from Canada. From Monday to Friday, I share short, practical educational podcasts. On Saturdays, you’ll hear an engaging story, and on Sundays, we explore artistic topics. Like a real magazine, these podcasts cover current issues, culture, society, and history in clear, easy-to-understand English. If you’re interested in learning English and understanding the world around you, this podcast is for you. With me, you’ll not only practice English but also gain a broader perspective on the world.
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I'm not buying it
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I'm not buying it
we mean: I don’t believe this explanation. It doesn’t feel honest. The story doesn’t convince us.
Examples:
1- He promised change “starting immediately,” using the same words as last time. People remembered what happened before. This time, they weren’t buying it.
2- She said he’d start tomorrow, like every other time. He wasn’t buying it.
Hi everyone, and welcome to Daily English. Today’s expression is confident, common, and very useful in everyday English. It’s “I’m not buying it.”
One more time: “I’m not buying it.”
“I already finished my homework,” The child said, closing the laptop a little too fast.
Her mother looked at the screen, then at her She wasn’t buying it.
What do you think this expression means?
When we say “I’m not buying it,” we mean: I don’t believe this explanation.
It doesn’t feel honest. The story doesn’t convince us. We’re skeptical — calmly, not aggressively.
Let’s listen to some examples:
He promised change “starting immediately,” using the same words as last time. People remembered what happened before. This time, they weren’t buying it.
The company explained the delay as a “small issue,” but the same thing kept happening again and again. At some point, people stopped believing the explanation. They weren’t buying it anymore.
She said he’d start tomorrow, like every other time. He wasn’t buying it.
This expression is often used when something sounds okay on the surface, but doesn’t feel right underneath.
When was the last time you heard an explanation and quietly thought, “I’m not buying it”?
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