Tall story
01
osannolik historia, lögnhistoria
a story that one finds hard to believe because it seems far from reality
Dialect
British
British
Idiom
Informal
Exempel
He told us a tall story about encountering a legendary creature during his camping trip.
Han berättade en otrolig historia om att möta en legendarisk varelse under sin campingtur.
The fisherman 's tale of catching a fish as big as a whale was clearly a tall story meant to impress his friends.
Fiskarens berättelse om att fånga en fisk lika stor som en val var tydligt en osannolik historia avsedd att imponera på hans vänner.
