dare a bere

Italian

Alternative forms

  • darla a bere
  • dare a credere
  • darla a credere
  • dare a intendere
  • darla a credere

Etymology

Literally, “to give to drink.”

Verb

dare a bere

  1. to lead someone to believe something false; to fool; to mislead
    • 2024 June 3, Quarta Repubblica, season 6, spoken by Giorgia Meloni:
      ... [C]ome al solito... il governo e Giorgia Meloni diventano — come posso dire — lo spauracchio dietro al quale nascondere qualsiasi cosa. Ma siccome io sono una persona intelligente, a me non la si da a bere.
      ... [A]s usual... the government and Giorgia Meloni become — how can I say this — the bogeyman that they hide everything behind. But because I am an intelligent person, I am not fooled.
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