you can't make this stuff up

English

Alternative forms

you couldn't make it up

Phrase

you can't make this stuff up

(often as an aside) The reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.
Synonyms: fact is stranger than fiction, truth is stranger than fiction
- 2011, “Daddy Issues”, in The Vampire Diaries, spoken by Jenna Sommers (Sara Canning):
  I can't believe it. Elena is my sister's husband's brother's daughter, and her mother is my boyfriend's deceased wife. You... you can't make this stuff up.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: en keksinyt tätä päästäni
French: ça ne s’invente pas

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