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spin (someone) a story/tale/yarn
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to tell a story, either to deceive someone or for entertainment: （为骗人或逗乐）杜撰故事，编造故事
He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.他编了个瞎话，说他妈妈病了，他需要请假。
[ + two objects ]They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money.他们编了个瞎话，说他们急需用钱。
She managed to spin a convincing yarn about why she was so late.
He uses the images as a starting point from which to spin an enchanting story.
The musical spins the story of an action-packed period in his life.
See also
spinverb
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