Banbury story of a cock and a bull
Banbury story of a cock and a bull
A story that does not make sense or which rambles circuitously without apparent end. The old sailor, after several glasses of whiskey too many, began to tell some Banbury story of a cock and a bull, which none of us were able to decipher.
See also: and, Banbury, bull, cock, of, story
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- Banbury
- Banbury story
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