if you believe that, you'll believe anything

if you believe that, you'll believe anything
if you believe that, you’ll believe anything spoken phrase
used for telling someone that they are stupid to believe something
Thesaurus: ways of saying someone is stupid or sillysynonym
Main entry: believe

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if you believe that, you'll believe ˈanything idiom
(informal) used to say that you think sb is stupid if they believe that sth is true

‘He promised not to do it again.’ ‘Sure, and if you believe that, you'll believe anything.’

Main entry:believeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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