HyperDic: cock-and-bull_story

English > 1 sense of the expression cock-and-bull story:
NOUNcommunicationcock-and-bull story, fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, song and dancean interesting but highly implausible / implausible story
English > cock-and-bull story: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn interesting but highly implausible / implausible story; often told as an excuse.
Synonymsfairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, song and dance
Broaderfib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddleA trivial lie
Spanishcamelo, cuento chino, patraña
Catalanbandomeria, enganyifa, falòrnia

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