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cock-and-bull story
noun[ C ]
informaldisapprovinguk /ˌkɒk.ən.bʊl ˈstɔː.ri/ us /ˌkɑːk.ən.bʊl ˈstɔːr.i/
a story that is obviously not true, especially one given as an excuse: （尤指用作借口的）荒诞的故事;无稽之谈
give someone a cock-and-bull storyHe gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin's engagement party.他对我说他得去参加表兄的订婚宴，这显然是信口胡诌。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Accounts and stories
anecdote
another
anti-narrative
backstory
be another storyidiom
bodice-ripper
cautionary tale
in medias res
kompromat
legend
legendary
lore
misdescription
rundown
running commentaryphrase
scenario
semi-legendary
shaggy-dog story
strand
write something up
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