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| tell stories; fable; flam; make things up (VLZ_58); tell tales (В.И.Макаров) | |||
| give someone a song and dance (about something; to offer a complicated excuse for something that is difficult to believe: Every time she is late she gives me a song and dance about oversleeping. 4uzhoj) | |||
| yarn; pitch a line (to tell a lie or only part of the truth in order to convince one of something or to avoid the consequences of something: Don't you dare pitch me a line about being at the library. I want to know exactly where you were tonight. • I suspect he's just pitching a line about where all that money came from. 4uzhoj) | |||
| hand someone a line (VLZ_58) | |||
| give shit (Don’t give me that shit. 4uzhoj) | |||
| romance; romanza | |||
| storify | |||
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| tell that to the marines; pull the other one (British English, e.g., Helen, mountain climbing? Pull the other one – she can't even climb a ladder without feeling sick! Рина Грант) | |||
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| tell a tale | |||
| spin a yarn | |||
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| tell me another one (joyand) | |||
| рассказывать сказки: 19 phrases in 6 subjects |
| American usage, not spelling | 1 |
| Figurative | 1 |
| General | 12 |
| Informal | 3 |
| Makarov | 1 |
| Vulgar | 1 |