cock-and-bull story
noun[C]
informaldisapprovinguk/ˌkɒk.ən.bʊl ˈstɔː.ri/us/ˌkɑːk.ən.bʊl ˈstɔːr.i/astorythat isobviouslynottrue,especiallyone given as anexcuse:
（尤指用作借口的）荒诞的故事；无稽之谈Hegave mesome cock-and-bullstoryabout having to be at his cousin'sengagementparty.他对我说他得去参加表兄的订婚宴，这显然是信口胡诌。
Accounts and stories
- anecdote
- another
- anti-narrative
- be another storyidiom
- bodice-ripper
- brushstroke
- cautionary tale
- commentary
- lore
- misdescription
- multi-stranded
- myth
- mythic
- running commentaryphrase
- scenario
- shaggy-dog story
- short story
- sob story
- strand
- writesomethingup