cock-and-bull story
[kok-uhn-bool]
/ ˈkɒk ənˈbʊl /
NOUN
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.
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