a tale never loses in the telling
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Definition und Bedeutung von „a tale never loses in the telling“ im Englischen

a tale never loses in the telling
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used to suggest that stories or rumors tend to become more exaggerated or distorted as they are passed on, and so one should take steps to verify information before accepting it as true 

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As the story of the haunted house was passed down from generation to generation, it became more terrifying with each telling. A tale never loses in the telling, as they say. 
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