a tall story

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a tall story/tale

a story or a statement that is difficult to believe because it is too exciting or interesting He told me a tall story about having met some top models in a nightclub.

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I had always known there was a tiger in Holmfirth, but to anyone not familiar with the district it must have seemed like a tall story. Letter: Memories of Fenella by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) IT might be a tall story, but 37-year-old Phil Mickelson claims he has grown over the past few years, and that it has negatively affected his putting. Golf: Mickelson hoping to hit new heights of putting! by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) Byline: By Ian Carbis South Wales Echo Here's a tall story for you. . . . .and finally by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			a square peg a stag night a stalking horse a standard-bearer a step in the right direction a stick to beat with a stick-in-the-mud a sticking point a stiff upper lip a sting in the tail A stitch in time a stone's throw a stool pigeon a storm in a teacup a straight arrow a straight shooter a straw in the wind a stroke of luck a strong stomach a stud-muffin a stuffed shirt a stumbling block a sweet deal a sweet tooth a sword of Damocles hangs over head a tall story a tangled web a taste of own medicine a tempest in a teapot a tête à tête a thick skin A thing of beauty is a joy forever a thing of the past a think-tank a thorn in side a three-ring circus a thumbnail sketch a tight-arse a tin ear a tin god a tongue-lashing a toss-up a tough act to follow a tough cookie a tough nut a tough row to hoe a tour de force a toy boy a track record a train of thought a Trojan horse			a sucker born every minute a sucker born every minute a sucker born every minute a sucker born every minute A Suit That Fits A Super Mario Thing A supply A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again A supratrochlearis a sure bet a sure thing a suspicious character a sweet deal A Sweet Niche a sweet tooth a sword of Damocles hangs over a sword of Damocles hangs over head A Synthesis of Legal Philosophies A Synthesis of Legal Philosophies A System for Selecting Suitable Sites A System for Tracing Object Oriented Requirements A System Specification A Systems Communication Company A T Harris a tad a tad a tad A Tak Swoja Droga A Tale in the Desert a tall drink of water a tall story a tall tale a tall tale a tall tale a tall tale A Tangled Web a taste of own medicine A Taste of Treasure Sharing a tempest in a teapot a tempo A tempo giusto A Temporary Admission Carnet A Temporary Admission Carnets A Territory Resource A Testbed of Terabit IP Routers Running MPLS Over DWDM a tête à tête A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament a thick skin a thin line A thing of beauty is a joy forever a thing of the past a think-tank a third wheel A Thorn for Every Heart a thorn in flesh a thorn in flesh a thorn in flesh a thorn in side a thorn in side a thorn in side a thought

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