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1 cock-and-bull story
(an absurd, unbelievable story.) izdomājums; neticams stāsts* * *izdomājums; pasaka -
2 cock and bull story
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3 cock
[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) gailis; (putnu) tēviņš2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) krāns3) (a slang word for the penis.)2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) pacelt; sasliet2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) uzvilkt (šautenes gaili)3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) uzlikt (cepuri uz vienas auss)•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure* * *guba, kaudze; tēviņš; muļķība; dižošanās; gaiļa dziedāšana; krāns; gailis; barvedis; lidotāja vieta; starpklājs; vecais; penis; pacelt, sasliet
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cock and bull story — UK US noun [countable] [singular cock and bull story plural cock and bull stories] informal a story that is silly and difficult to believe Thesaurus: types of story or play … Useful english dictionary
cock-and-bull story — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * / Stop feeding me such cock and bull stories, the detective said to the suspect./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cock-and-bull story — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * / Stop feeding me such cock and bull stories, the detective said to the suspect./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Cock and bull story — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cock-and-bull story — cock and bull stories N COUNT If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock and bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true. [INFORMAL] Was it him who made you come to us with this cock and bull story? … English dictionary
cock and bull story — A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable … The small dictionary of idiomes
cock-and-bull story — [käk′ən bool′] n. [for earlier cockalane < Fr ( saillir du) coq en l âne, lit., (to jump from) the cock to the donkey] an absurd, improbable story … English World dictionary
cock-and-bull story — cock and bull ,story noun count a story that is very silly and difficult to believe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cock and bull story — ► NOUN informal ▪ a ridiculous and implausible story … English terms dictionary
cock-and-bull story — noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse • Syn: ↑fairytale, ↑fairy tale, ↑fairy story, ↑song and dance • Hypernyms: ↑fib, ↑story, ↑tale, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cock and bull story — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cock and bull story : singular cock and bull story plural cock and bull stories informal a story that is silly and difficult to believe … English dictionary