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cock-and-bull story
cock-and-bull story
A wildly exaggerated or falsified story or explanation. When I questioned Wendy about her recent tardiness, she gave me some cock-and-bull story about how her train took the wrong track and she had to hitchhike to work from the station across town.
cock-and-bull story
a hard-to-believe, made-up story; a story that is a lie. Don't give me that cock-and-bull story. I asked for an explanation, and all I got was your ridiculous cock-and-bull story!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Leonora | | - | Italian |
Andi | | AN-dee | English |
Tauno | | TOW-no | Finnish |
Suzan | | ['su:zæn] | |
Eligio | | el-LEE-jo (Italian), el-LEE-khyo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Neasa | | NYAS-a, NAS-a | Irish, Irish Mythology |