‘I don’t buy it’
Meaning / usage: to not be convinced; not accepting or believing something as the truth.
Explaination : comes from a popular way of getting agreement, which is “buy in”. For example, a company director can say, “We need buy in from all all board members to proceed.” Therefore, if you “do not buy it, “then you are not agreeing.
Example:
1.Anne said she did not do it but I do don’t buy it.
2. My teacher did not buy My Story about the dog eating my homework.
3. The police would not buy his story.
