Tall story

/tˈɔːl stˈɔːɹɪ/

/tˈɔːl stˈoːɹi/

[noun]

Tall story

[NOUN]

a story that one finds hard to believe because it seems far from reality

Examples

1. He'd just become a married man after walking down the aisle with his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen, made his Broadway debut in Tall Story, and became a parent for the first time with the birth of his son Scott.