单词 | spin a yarn |
释义 | spin a yarnphrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] See full dictionary entry for yarnIf you say that someone spins a yarn, you mean that they tell a story that is not true, often an interesting or imaginative one. Rukmeni's a great storyteller, so she'll probably spin them a yarn about some princeor god. spin a yarn in British English informal See full dictionary entry for yarna. to tell such a story b. to make up or relate a series of excuses spin a yarn in American English Informal to tell a yarn Examples of 'spin a yarn' in a sentence |
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