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tall story — UK US noun [countable] [singular tall story plural tall stories] british informal something that someone tells you that sounds so exciting, dangerous, unpleasant etc that you do not believe it is true. The American word is tall tale … Useful english dictionary
tall\ story — • tall story • tall tale See: fish story … Словарь американских идиом
tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable … The small dictionary of idiomes
tall story — tall stories N COUNT A tall story is the same as a tall tale … English dictionary
Tall Story — is a 1960 American sports comedy film directed by Joshua Logan and starring Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston and Marc Connelly. Future star Robert Redford made his screen debut as a basketball player.… … Wikipedia
tall story — index myth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A tall story is a story which is difficult to believe because it sounds unlikely. What he said about a stolen invention sounds like a tall story… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Tall story — A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable … Dictionary of English idioms
tall story (or tale) — an account that is fanciful and difficult to believe. → tall … English new terms dictionary
tall story — story that contains exaggeration, story that contains details that are fictitious … English contemporary dictionary
