spin a yarn

spin a yarn
spin a yarn
Fig. to tell a tale. •

Grandpa spun an unbelievable yarn for us.

My uncle is always spinning yarns about his childhood.

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{v. phr.} To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. * /Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, but don't always believe everything he says./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • spin a yarn — {v. phr.} To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. * /Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, but don t always believe everything he says./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • spin a yarn — To tell a story • • • Main Entry: ↑spin * * * I tell a long, far fetched story II see spin …   Useful english dictionary

  • spin a yarn — If someone spins a yarn, they tell a story, usually a long or fanciful one …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • spin a yarn — ► spin a yarn tell a far fetched story. Main Entry: ↑spin …   English terms dictionary

  • spin a yarn —    If you spin a yarn, you tell a story, usually a long improbable one, with distorted truths.     He failed the exam and spun a yarn about the exam papers being stolen …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • spin a yarn — verb To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far fetched. Now I must tell you a little about myself; or rather, I am inclined to spin a yarn, and tell you a great deal …   Wiktionary

  • spin a yarn — tell a story, make up a story    We love to hear Norman spin a yarn. His stories seem so real …   English idioms

  • spin\ a\ yarn — v. phr. To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, but don t always believe everything he says …   Словарь американских идиом

  • spin a yarn — tell a long, far fetched story. → spin …   English new terms dictionary

  • To spin a yarn — Spin Spin (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spun}(Archaic imp. {Span}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spinning}.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. {Span}, v. t.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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