a fishy story

См. также в других словарях:

• Alice's Fishy Story — est un court métrage de la série Alice Comedies sorti le 1er juin 1924. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Commentaires …   Wikipédia en Français

• fishy — mod. dubious; questionable; likely to be improper or illegal. (See also smell fishy.) □ Something here is fishy. □ That was a pretty fishy story you told us …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• fishy — [fish′ē] adj. fishier, fishiest 1. full of fish 2. like a fish in odor, taste, etc., specif., strongly or undesirably so 3. dull or expressionless [fishy eyes] 4. [< FISH STORY] Informal …   English World dictionary

• Story Teller — (sold as Story Time in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) was a magazine partwork published by Marshall Cavendish between 1982 and 1985. Publishing HistoryThe original Story Teller was released in 1982 as a fortnightly partwork. Each… …   Wikipedia

• fishy — UK [ˈfɪʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms fishy : adjective fishy comparative fishier superlative fishiest 1) tasting or smelling like fish a terrible fishy odour 2) not completely right, honest, or legal Their story sounds fishy to me …   English dictionary

• fishy — /ˈfɪʃi / (say fishee) adjective (fishier, fishiest) 1. fish like in shape, smell, taste, etc. 2. consisting of fish. 3. full of fish. 4. Colloquial improbable, as a story: a fishy explanation. 5. Colloquial of questionable character: a fishy… …  

• fishy — fishily, adv. fishiness, n. /fish ee/, adj., fishier, fishiest. 1. like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like. 2. consisting of fish. 3. abounding in fish. 4. Informal. improbable, as a story; unlikely. 5. Informal. of q …   Universalium

• fishy — fish|y [ fıʃi ] adjective 1. ) tasting or smelling like fish: a terrible fishy odor 2. ) not completely right, honest, or legal: Their story sounds fishy to me …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Fishy — 1. improbable, as a story; 2. of questionable character …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• fishy — Australian Slang 1. improbable, as a story; 2. of questionable character …   English dialects glossary

• sound/smell fishy —    If something sounds or smells fishy, you are suspicious about it.     Do you believe what she said? Her story sounds fishy to me! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions