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cock-and-bull story
noun as in interesting but unbelievable story
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“I beg pardon, sir; it was not a—not a—not a—” “Cock-and-bull story, Mr Herrick,” said the captain, smiling at my confusion, for I had rushed into the gap.
From Project Gutenberg
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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