fish story

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"The point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about," Wallace noted.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

The production reminds us of this when dancers wielding IV bags emerge during his fish story.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

“I thought this was going to be a big fish story, but then it turned into something very different,” says Maclean, now 78.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2021

So this tale about a bird also became a big fish story.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 27, 2020

Here is a fish story connected with a member of my own family, Miss Clarissa Hussey, who was my aunt, and also a pious Roman Catholic.

From The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.