made from whole cloth



made from whole cloth

Completely fictional or utterly false; totally made up. A reference to tailors who would falsely advertise garments being "cut out of whole cloth," when in reality, they were pieced together from different cuts. To be honest, I don't believe a word he says—it sounds like it's made from whole cloth to me.
See also: cloth, made, whole

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PiroskaPEE-rosh-kawHungarian
Tajeddigt-Northern African, Berber
NevioNE-vyoItalian
SunshineSUN-shienEnglish
Patrice (1)pat-REESFrench
GerfriedGER-freetGerman