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fairy tale

[fairy tale] or [story] {n.} An inaccurate, even false account of something; a result of wishful thinking. * /Jeff said he was going to be promoted soon, but we all […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tell tales out of school

[tell tales out of school] {v. phr.} To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. * /Don't tell Jane anything. She is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fish story

[fish story] {n. phr.} An unlikely or improbable tale. * /Hunters and fishermen often exaggerate their successes by telling fish stories./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

spin a yarn

[spin a yarn] {v. phr.} To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. * /Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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