How to Pronounce "you can't expect me to believe that"
expression
YOO KANT ik-SPEKT MEE tuh/tiw/buh-LEEV THAT/thuht
YOO KAHNT eks-PEKT MEE too bi-LEEV THAT
Definition
This expression means you think what someone has said is unbelievable or too hard to accept. You use it when you doubt the truth of what someone just said.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈju/ /ˈkænt/ /ɪkˈspɛkt/ /ˈmi/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /bɪˈɫiv/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət
British English
jˈuː/ /kɑːnt/ /ɛkspˈɛkt/ /mˈiː/ /tˈuː/ /bɪlˈiːv/ /ðˈæt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
YOO KANT ik-SPEKT MEE tuh/tiw/buh-LEEV THAT/thuht
UK
YOO KAHNT eks-PEKT MEE too bi-LEEV THAT
Listen in Context
You can't expect me to believe that after everything I've seen.
If you forgot my birthday again, you can't expect me to believe that.
You can't expect me to believe that story about a flying dog.
Oh, come on, you can't expect me to believe that—nobody wins the lottery twice!