he told me a tall story

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• (a) tall story — a story or a statement that is difficult to believe because it is too exciting or interesting. He told me a tall story about having met some top models in a nightclub …   New idioms dictionary

• story — noun 1 account of events/people, true or invented ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ plausible ▪ false, made up ▪ She told the police a false story about being attacked. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• story — [[t]stɔ͟ːri[/t]] ♦ stories 1) N COUNT A story is a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain. The second story in the book is titled The Scholar ... I shall tell you a story about four little… …   English dictionary

• Tall poppy syndrome — (TPS) is a pejorative term used in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to describe what is seen as a leveling social attitude. Someone is said to be a target of tall poppy syndrome when his or her assumption of a higher economic …   Wikipedia

• (a) tall tale — a story or a statement that is difficult to believe because it is too exciting or interesting. He told me a tall story about having met some top models in a nightclub …   New idioms dictionary

• Tall tale — multiple issues expand=May 2008 cleanup=February 2008A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it was true and factual. Some such stories are exaggerations of actual events, such as, that fish was so big, why I tell ya , it …   Wikipedia

• story — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tale, narrative, yarn; report, account, news article; plot; floor, stage, level. See description, news, layer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Imaginative writing] Syn. write up, fable, narrative, tale, myth,… …   English dictionary for students

• tall stories —    These are anecdotes about astonishing exploits and adventures, for example in hunting, or about animals or objects of astounding size such as a sailing ship with masts so tall that any lad sent up as a midshipman will have grey in his beard by …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales — Cars Toon: Mater s Tall Tales Genre Miniseries Created by John Lasseter Developed by Disney …   Wikipedia

• List of Toy Story characters — This is a list of characters from the Toy Story trilogy which consists of the animated films Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3. Contents 1 Andy s toys 1.1 Woody 1.2 Buzz Lightyear …   Wikipedia

• Simpsons Tall Tales — The Simpsons episode Episode no. 269 Prod. code CABF17 O …   Wikipedia