STORY


Meaning of STORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̈ɪˈstɔ:rɪ ]

{n.} An inaccurate, even false account of something; a result of wishful thinking. * /Jeff said he was going to be promoted soon, but we all suspect that it is only one of his customary fairy tales./

See: OLD STORY, SOB STORY, UPPER STORY.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.