thereby hangs a tale

Meaning

thereby hangs a tale

Used to indicate that something requires a long story or explanation to fully understand.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

And thereby hangs a tale. François Rabelais

And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe, And then from hour to hour we rot and rot And thereby hangs a tale. William Shakespeare

Words in the phrase

thereby hangs a tale

Close letter words and terms

therebetween therebeyond thereby therefor therefore therefrom