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
Fanni	FAHN-nee (Finnish), FAWN-nee (Hungarian)	Finnish, Hungarian
Anushka	-	Russian
Scarlett	SKAHR-lət	English
Midas	MIE-dəs (English)	Greek Mythology
Alice	['ælis]
Vasilii	-	Medieval Slavic