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Thereby hangs a tale
thereby hangs a tale
there is an interesting story connected with this matter. Yes, she comes in late most mornings, and thereby hangs a tale. She has a drinking problem.
Thereby/Therein hangs a tale.
(British & Australian humorous) something that you say when you have been asked about something that needs a long explanation 'So what were you doing in Nick's garage at three o'clock in the morning?' 'Ah, thereby hangs a tale.'
thereby hangs a tale
That detail or incident reminds one of another story, as in So he went without supper, but thereby hangs a tale. This expression, embodying the pun on tail and tale, was used by Shakespeare in at least four of his plays and presumably was well known before that. [1500s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Aigle | | - | Greek Mythology |
Elbert | | EL-bərt | Dutch |
Len | | [len] | |
Oleksiy | | - | Ukrainian |
Melissa | | mə-LIS-ə (English) | English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology |
Tamrat | | - | Eastern African, Amharic |