Cock-and-bull+story
11cock and bull story — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cock and bull story : singular cock and bull story plural cock and bull stories informal a story that is silly and difficult to believe …
12cock-and-bull story — /kok euhn bool / an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don t ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock and bull story. [1600 10; prob. with orig. reference to some fable in which a cock and bull figure] * * * …
13cock-and-bull story — /ˌkɒk ən ˈbʊl stɔri/ (say .kok uhn bool stawree) noun Colloquial an absurd improbable story told as true: *He was preparing some cock and bull story, some lie maybe, that he wouldn t even expect you to believe. –david malouf, 1990 …
14cock and bull story — A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
15Cock and bull story — A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable …
16cock-and-bull story — cock′ and bull′ sto ry n. an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth • Etymology: 1600–10 …
17cock-and-bull\ story — n. phr. An exaggerated or unbelievable story. Stop feeding me such cock and bull stories, the detective said to the suspect …
18cock-and-bull story — noun A far fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity …
19cock and bull story — noun informal a ridiculous and implausible story …
20A Cock and Bull Story — This article is about the 2006 film. For the book, see Cock and Bull. For the expression, see Coaching inn#Cock and Bull. A Cock and Bull Story Film poster …