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tall tale
- An exaggerated, unreliable story: “My uncle claims that he was raised in a drainage ditch, but it's just another of his tall tales.”
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Idioms and Phrases
A fanciful or greatly exaggerated story, as in Some youngsters love tall tales about creatures from outer space coming to earth . This idiom uses tall in the sense of “exaggerated.” [Mid-1800s]Discover More
Example Sentences
In 2000, Broome became consumed by what he guessed was a tall tale.
No wonder then that Buckingham Palace has moved quickly to shoot down the tall tale.
But with only a fraction of total delegates awarded, is that anything more than a tall tale?
It would sound like a tall tale under any circumstances—who gives away their drugs, let alone forces someone else to take them?
"Someday maybe this will be just another tall tale and we'll all be thought liars when we spout it," he observed.
I am quite aware that some may think this a tall tale for the tea-leaves to relate!
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