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.