beggar belief
idiomPart ofbelief
beggar belief — idiom
1. to be so surprising or unreasonable that the listener finds it almost impossible
1.idiom
Definition
to be so surprising or unreasonable that the listener finds it almost impossible to accept.
Example
The mayor's excuses for the missing funds simply beggar belief.
It beggars belief that the school sent six-year-olds home alone during the typhoon.