cock-and-bull story
cock
kɑk
kaak
and
ænd
ānd
bull
bʊl
bool
sto
stɔ:
staw
ry
ri
ri
British pronunciation
/kˈɒkandbˈʊl stˈɔːɹɪ/
cock and bull story

英語での「cock-and-bull story」の定義と意味

Cock-and-bull story
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でたらめな話, 信じがたい話

a story that seems impossible, particularly one that is used as an excuse
cock-and-bull story definition and meaning
HumorousHumorous
IdiomIdiom
InformalInformal
example
His excuse for missing work was nothing more than a cock-and-bull story about an alien abduction.
仕事を休んだ彼の言い訳は、宇宙人による拉致についての でたらめな話 に過ぎなかった。
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