tall tale

English

Noun

tall tale (plural tall tales)

(idiomatic) A greatly exaggerated, fantastic story.
He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.

Translations

a greatly exaggerated, fantastic story

Chinese:
Cantonese: 吹水 (ceoi¹ seoi²)
Dutch: sterk verhaal
Irish: scéal áibhéalach m

Russian: небыли́ца (ru) f (nebylíca), ба́йка (ru) f (bájka)
Spanish: cuento chino m
Ukrainian: небили́ця f (nebylýcja)
Yiddish: באָבע־מעשׂה‎ (bobe-mayse)

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