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cock-and-bull story

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1. cock-and-bull story - Noun

2. cock-and-bull story - Phrase

Meaning

an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

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cock and bull story

Synonyms

fairy tale fairy story fiction lie fabrication falsehood falsification fairytale untruth half-truth tall tale fish tale song and dance white lie fake news

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Antonyms

fact honesty clearness truth explicitness absolute truth

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Hypernyms

fib story tale taradiddle tarradiddle

Words in the phrase

cock and bull story

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cock-a-hoop cock-a-leekie cock-and-bull cock-and-hen club cock-and-pinch cock-bawd