VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Cock and Bull Story

Meaning:

A far-fetched story, probably untrue

Examples:

  • He told me a cock and bull story about how he won the lottery.
  • She gave the police a cock and bull story about why she was out late at night.
  • The defendant's alibi was a cock and bull story that nobody believed.
  • He came up with a cock and bull story about how he lost his wallet.
  • Her excuse for being late was a cock and bull story that didn't hold up.
  • The salesman told us a cock and bull story about the car's low mileage.
  • The student's explanation for not submitting the homework was a cock and bull story.
  • The politician's speech was a cock and bull story full of empty promises.
  • The witness's testimony was a cock and bull story that contradicted the evidence.
  • The employee's excuse for missing work was a cock and bull story.
  • The customer's complaint was a cock and bull story that didn't make sense.
  • The athlete's explanation for the doping test results was a cock and bull story.
  • The child's story about how the toys got broken was a cock and bull story.
  • The suspect's story about being framed was a cock and bull story that didn't hold up.
  • The actor's excuse for missing the rehearsal was a cock and bull story.
  • The traveler's account of the lost luggage was a cock and bull story.
  • The defendant's story about being in a different city at the time of the crime was a cock and bull story.
  • The salesperson's explanation for the product's defects was a cock and bull story.
  • The teenager's story about how the car got scratched was a cock and bull story.
  • The writer's explanation for the plot holes in the book was a cock and bull story.