the story goes (that) ... | so the story goes
used to describe sth that people are saying although it may not be correct :
She never saw him again—or so the story goes.
the story goes (that) ... | so the story goes
used to describe sth that people are saying although it may not be correct :
She never saw him again—or so the story goes.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005