spin a yarn

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Spoiler alert: Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are likable guys, who can spin a yarn.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2021

“To me, there is probably not a greater storyteller as a play-by-play person. He can spin a yarn like nobody else, and it made games definitely more enjoyable to watch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2017

Clocking in at 2 hours and 15 minutes, her set allowed fans to methodically appreciate her talent to spin a yarn, twirl in place and sing 19 tunes in that unique vocal style.

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2016

Actually, the more data, the more unconnected pieces of information can be woven together to spin a yarn of almost anything.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2014

The truth is, I’ve bin inventin’ a lot of awful whackers to spin a yarn out o’ for the child’n.

From The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)