"t’as qu’à croire" meaning in Français

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Phrase

IPA: \t‿a k‿a kʁwaʁ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-t’as qu’à croire.wav
  1. Qualifie une chose improbable, à laquelle il ne faut pas s’attendre. Tags: colloquial, ironic
    Sense id: fr-t’as_qu’à_croire-fr-phrase-T-KEumMm Categories (other): Exemples en français, Ironies en français, Termes populaires en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: compte là-dessus Translations: forget about it (Anglais), da je za vjerovati (Croate)
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