tall tale



tall tale

A fanciful or greatly exaggerated story, as in Some youngsters love tall tales about creatures from outer space coming to earth. This idiom uses tall in the sense of "exaggerated." [Mid-1800s]
See also: tale, tall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BÉNÉDicte-French
BiffBIFEnglish (Rare)
Arvid-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Gabriellega-bree-ELFrench, English
Dennison['denisn]
Hekate-Greek Mythology