tall tale

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Translations
  - 1.1.2 Synonyms

English [edit]

Noun [edit]

tall tale (plural tall tales)

(idiomatic) A greatly exaggerated, fantastic story.

He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.

Translations [edit]

a greatly exaggerated, fantastic story

Chinese:

Cantonese: 吹水
Dutch: sterk verhaal (nl)

Russian: небылица (ru) (nebylíca) f, байка (ru) (bájka) f
Ukrainian: небилиця (uk) (nebylýcja) f

Synonyms [edit]

whopper

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