cock-and-bull story

1.
British EnglishAmerican Englishinformalcolloquial
- An implausible, fanciful, or fabricated account offered as true.
- A deliberately invented explanation or excuse intended to deceive or to deflect blame.
2.
British EnglishAmerican Englishinformalpejorative
- A ridiculous or exaggerated tale told for amusement or to arouse incredulity.

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