a cock-and-bull story ;absurd and improbable story, esp one used as an excuse or explanation
无稽之谈(尤指用作藉口或解释的)
He told us some cock-and-bull story about having lost all his money.
他鬼话连篇, 告诉我们把钱都丢了.
cock-and-bull adj.
荒唐的
He gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin's engagement party.
他对我瞎说他一定得去参加他表弟的订婚宴会。
「He was bribed by that scoundrel, Jingle, to put me on a wrong scent, by telling a cock-and-bull story of my sister and your friend Tupman!」cried Wardle
Every time I go to his house, his father tells me cock-and-bull stories.
我每次去他家,他爸爸都跟我讲一些荒诞的故事。
「He was bribed by that scoundrel, Jingle, to put me on a wrong scent, by telling a cock-and-bull story of my sister and your friend Tupman!」cried Wardle