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a likely story!

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  • likely story —    This expression is used to say that you do not believe what has just been said.     He said he d found the money on the street that s a likely story! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • (a) likely story — a likely story spoken phrase used for telling someone that you do not believe what they have just said Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not believe somethingsynonym Main entry: likely * * * a ˈlikely story …   Useful english dictionary

  • a likely story — used to express disbelief in an account or excuse Gone running, has he? A likely story! * * * a likely story see ↑likely, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑story …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) likely story. — something that you say when you do not believe that an explanation is true. He claims he thought he was drinking low alcohol lager. A likely story. So he was just giving her a friendly hug because she was upset, was he? That s a likely story if… …   New idioms dictionary

  • a likely story! — ► a likely story! used to express disbelief. Main Entry: ↑likely …   English terms dictionary

  • a likely story! — used to express disbelief. → likely …   English new terms dictionary

  • Likely — Like ly, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like like. See {Like}, a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. [1913 Webster] It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • likely — ► ADJECTIVE (likelier, likeliest) 1) such as well might be the case; probable. 2) promising. ► ADVERB ▪ probably. ● a likely story! Cf. ↑a likely story! …   English terms dictionary

  • a likely story — spoken used for telling someone that you do not believe what they have just said …   English 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

  • likely — like|ly1 W1S1 [ˈlaıkli] adj comparative likelier superlative likeliest [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: glikligr, from glikr like ] 1.) something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true ≠ ↑unlikely ▪ Snow showers are likely… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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