COCK AND BULL STORY

Meaning of COCK AND BULL STORY in English

noun

a story that is unlikely to be true but is used as an explanation or excuse

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

COCK-AND-BULL STORY — noun Date: 1778 an incredible story told as true
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷- noun Etymology: perhaps so called from the legendary sexual prowess of cocks and bulls : a fabricated tale passed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — /kok"euhn bool"/ an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — n. made-up story, lie, tall tale
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — noun Date: 1778 : an incredible story told as true
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — Pronunciation: ' kä-k ə n- ' bu ̇ l- Function: noun Date: 1778 : an incredible story told as true
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COCK AND BULL STORY — ■ noun informal a ridiculous and implausible story.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — [cock-and-bull story] n (1795): an incredible story told as true
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — ( cock-and-bull stories) If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-and-bull story , you mean that you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — (cock-and-bull stories) If you describe something that someone tells you as a ~, you mean that you do not believe …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * /"Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories," the detective said to the suspect./
Slang English vocab
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — Function: noun Synonyms: LIE , ||bouncer, canard, falsehood, falsity, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, story, untruth
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — Absurd story, exaggerated tale, canard.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — noun Synonyms: lie , ||bouncer, canard, falsehood, falsity, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, story, untruth
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * /"Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories," the detective said to the suspect./
Словарь английских идиом
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — n. phr. An exaggerated or unbelievable story. "Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories," the detective said to the suspect.
American Idioms English vocabulary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn : farfetched story, improbable story, implausible story небылица
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn:farfetched story, improbable story, implausible story
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn: farfetched story , improbable story , implausible story
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn: farfetched story, improbable story, implausible story
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; небылицы
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COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; небылицы
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COCK AND BULL STORY — Невероятный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — чушь; ерунда; околесица; «бабушкины сказки»; туфта; «клюква»; «лапша»
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn : farfetched story, improbable story, implausible story небылица
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
BULL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bull market Bull Moose Party bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer …
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COCK — I. ˈkäk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc; probably akin to obsolete Dutch cocke …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old English bulluc young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — (v. t.) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull …
Английский словарь Webster
BULL — ( v. t. ) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COCK — cock 1 — cocklike , adj. /kok/ , n. 1. a male chicken; rooster. 2. the male of any bird, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — bull 1 — bull-like , adj. /bool/ , n. 1. the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — adj. big and strong like a bull; male; of or pertaining a bull, that resembles a bull; having to do …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COCK — I. ˈkäk noun Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l, ˈbəl noun Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli bull Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
COCK — noun a small boat. 2. cock ·noun a faucet or valve. 3. cock ·noun the indicator of a balance. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BULL — vi a seal. ·see bulla. 2. bull ·noun taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. 3. bull …
Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COCK — [cock] n [ME cok, fr. OE cocc, of imit. origin] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the adult male of the domestic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STORY — / ˈstɔːri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. story (about / of sth/sb) a description of events and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK — / kɒk; NAmE kɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( BrE ) (also roost·er NAmE , BrE ) [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BULL — / bʊl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the male of any animal in the cow family : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORY — I. sto ‧ rey BrE AmE British English , story American English /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COCK — I. cock 1 /kɒk $ kɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cocc 'male chicken' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BULL — I. bull 1 /bʊl/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-3, 5-6, 8-9: Language: Old English ; Origin: bula ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COCK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BULL — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COCK — n. & v. n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BULL — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
COCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, …
Oxford English vocab
BULL — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, …
Oxford English vocab
STORY — ( stories) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A story is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK — ( cocks, cocking, cocked) 1. A cock is an adult male chicken. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, use rooster ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BULL — ( bulls) 1. A bull is a male animal of the cow family. N-COUNT 2. Some other male animals, including …
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