cock-and-bull
/ˌkɒk ən ˈbʊl/adjective
उच्चारण कॉक अन बुल
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adjective
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[only before noun] informal
(of a story or an excuse) silly and unlikely to be true
मनगढ़ंत, बेसिर-पैर की
- He told the teacher some cock-and-bull story about a dog eating his notebook.
- His cock-and-bull explanation for the missing homework fooled no one.
- I did not believe his cock-and-bull story about the lost wallet.
+ 2 more examples
- She gave a cock-and-bull excuse for being late.
- The newspaper printed a cock-and-bull tale about a ghost in the school.
Synonyms far-fetched unbelievable implausible absurd fanciful
Opposite believable plausible
¶Idioms 1
a cock-and-bull story
a story or an excuse that is silly and unlikely to be true
मनगढ़ंत कहानी, बेसिर-पैर की बात
- Nobody believed his cock-and-bull story about losing the money.
- Don't give me a cock-and-bull story, just tell the truth.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
A cock-and-bull story means an absurd, unbelievable story or excuse, and it is a frequently tested idiom.
A cock-and-bull story का अर्थ है बेतुकी और अविश्वसनीय कहानी या बहाना, और यह अक्सर पूछा जाने वाला idiom है।