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Cock-and-bull story

noun

An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse. Synonyms: fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance.

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... any tale of suffering inflicted by the strong on the weak, or by any accusation of wrong done to women or to children. When he heard such a tale he was too little inclined to show the worldly wisdom of the man who says, "Let us wait and hear all the facts. It may be a mere cock-and-bull story." ...

— The Adventure of Living • John St. Loe Strachey