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cock-and-bull story

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun cock-and-bull story has 1 sense
  1. fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
    --1 is a kind of fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle

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Cock and Bull Story

Definition:

A cock and bull story refers to a fanciful or unbelievable tale, often characterized by elaborate details or exaggerated events.

Examples:

  • He came up with a cock and bull story about being abducted by aliens.
  • The politician told a cock and bull story to mask his involvement in the corruption scandal.
  • She always tells cock and bull stories, so it's hard to trust anything she says.

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