a cock-and-bull story

(informal)

a story or explanation which is obviously not true She told me some cock-and-bull story about her car breaking down.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rozika	-	Croatian
Jose	[dʒəuz]
Hyun-Joo	hyun-joo	Korean
Gregorius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Cezary	tse-ZAH-ri	Polish
Fiorenzo	fyo-REN-tso	Italian