cock-and-bull story
英 [ˌkɒk ən ˈbʊl stɔːri]
美 [ˌkɑːk ən ˈbʊl stɔːri]
n. 荒诞的故事; 无稽之谈
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 荒诞的故事;无稽之谈
If you describe something that someone tells you as acock-and-bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true.- Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story?
是不是他让你来跟我们这么瞎说八道的?
- Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story?
英英释义
noun
- an interesting but highly implausible story