cock-and-bull story

英 [ˌkɒk ən ˈbʊl stɔːri]

美 [ˌkɑːk ən ˈbʊl stɔːri]

n. 荒诞的故事; 无稽之谈

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 荒诞的故事;无稽之谈
If you describe something that someone tells you as acock-and-bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true.
1. Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story?
  是不是他让你来跟我们这么瞎说八道的?

noun

an interesting but highly implausible story
Synonym:fairytalefairy talefairy storysong and dance

Don't be taken in by such a cock-and-bull story.
别被这种虚悬的事情骗了。
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。
The jury didn't believe the witness's cock-and-bull story.
陪审团不相信证人的无稽之谈。
"The allegation is an utterly cock-and-bull story about the Chinese military based on a wild guess and illogical reasoning," the English-language Xinhua commentary said.
美国对中国军力的指控毫无切实根据，纯属妄意猜测和推断。
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。
She told me some cock-and-bull story about her car breaking down.
她给我讲的车如何坏掉的事情非常荒诞。
Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story?
是不是他让你来跟我们这么瞎说八道的？
You fed Draco Malfoy some cock-and-bull story about a dragon, trying to get him out of bed and into trouble.
你们凭空编出一套谎话告诉德拉科马尔福，说有一条龙什么的，想把他从床上骗出来，害他倒霉。