a tall story

tall story

A story that is greatly exaggerated or particularly imaginative, such that it is difficult to believe; a tall tale. My uncle has always been fond of telling tall stories about his time overseas. I used to believe him when I was a kid, but now I've learned to just laugh along.

a ˌtall ˈstory

(especially British English) (American English usually a ˌtall ˈtale) a story which is very difficult to believe: What she says about her grandfather being a foreign prince sounds like a tall story to me. There were many tall tales told later about the events of that day.

词组	a tall story
释义	a tall story tall story A story that is greatly exaggerated or particularly imaginative, such that it is difficult to believe; a tall tale. My uncle has always been fond of telling tall stories about his time overseas. I used to believe him when I was a kid, but now I've learned to just laugh along. See also: story, tall Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a ˌtall ˈstory (especially British English) (American English usually a ˌtall ˈtale) a story which is very difficult to believe: What she says about her grandfather being a foreign prince sounds like a tall story to me. There were many tall tales told later about the events of that day. See also: story, tall Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: tall story tall tale a tall tale be fond of (someone or something) fond fond of fond of (someone or something) tell (something) to (one) tell to all sweetness and light
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