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1 cock-and-bull story
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cock I [kok] n.,v. -n 1. gjel, këndez. 2. zhrg. mik, shok; old cock bukë e vjetër, bablok. 3. zog mashkull. 4. rubinet. 5. çark (i pushkës, revoles); at half cock gati (për të bërë diçka). 6. erëtregues, fluger. 7. fig. udhëheqës, shef; cock of the walk personi më me influence; kapoja.- v 1. ngrej, çoj përpjetë; cock an eye hedh një vështrim domethënës. 2. vë shtrembër, mbi sy (kapelën). 3. ngreh, ngrej çarkun (e pushkës)● cock-a-doodle-doo ['kokëdu:dëldu:] n. kikiriki● cock-a-hoop [kokë'hu:p] adj. Br. i fryrë, i krekosur; triumfator● cockalorum [kokë'lorëm] n 1. burrec i ngrefosur. 2. mburrje, krekosje● cock-and-bull story ['kokënbul] n. histori e sajuar, histori e pabesueshme* * *këndez; gjel; kar
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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