tall story/tale

a story that is so unlikely that it is difficult to believe 荒诞的故事；难以置信的事

Examples from the Corpus

tall story/tale• And yet all his life, his integrity warred with a flair for the theatrical, a fondness for tall tales.• He wowed his colleagues after hours with tall tales.• No Baron Munchausen would have dared to imprison his saga within the limits of a tall tale.• But there's still time to remember tall stories from previous superintendents.• With his feeling for tall stories he's a radio natural, though.• Horden's design blended innovation and massing A tall story or a tourdeforce?

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词汇	tall story/tale
释义	tall story/tale tall story/tale a story that is so unlikely that it is difficult to believe 荒诞的故事；难以置信的事 Examples from the Corpus tall story/tale• And yet all his life, his integrity warred with a flair for the theatrical, a fondness for tall tales.• He wowed his colleagues after hours with tall tales.• No Baron Munchausen would have dared to imprison his saga within the limits of a tall tale.• But there's still time to remember tall stories from previous superintendents.• With his feeling for tall stories he's a radio natural, though.• Horden's design blended innovation and massing A tall story or a tourdeforce? → tall story/tale at tall(2)
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