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单词 tall tales
释义

tall tales

stories or statements which are difficult to believe because they are so exaggerated or unlikely
Pollard was described as someone whose rich imagination and keen intellect were convincing;some of his college chums believed his tall tales.

Examples of 'tall tales' in a sentence
tall tales

You see through tall tales and get the cash facts.
The Sun (2010)
Dream sequences and tall tales are interspersed with extraordinarily graphic descriptions of battles.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
Telling tall tales is one way of beginning to learn the difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The tall tales were debunked, but the public remains afraid of fracking.
The Sun (2018)
His age means that he can often get away with tall tales.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cartoons, tall tales, gags and a deliciously self-aware fondness for puns.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was not the day for tall tales.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
None of those tall tales contained a shred of substance.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His later successes are irresistibly tall tales, landmarks in the annals of advertising.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
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