cock-and-bull story
неправдоподобная история, небылица
Пример использования идиомы cock-and-bull story:
The man gave the police a cock-and-bull story about how his car had been stolen.
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Другие идиомы:
- hit the bulls-eye
- bull in a china shop
- take the bull by the horns
- as stubborn as a mule
- ahead of the pack
- alley cat
- as awkward as a cow on roller skates
- as blind as a bat
- as busy as a beaver
- as clean as a hound's tooth
- as conceited as a barber's cat
- as crooked as a dog's hind leg
- as drunk as a skunk
- as fat as a pig
- as gentle as a lamb