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View synonyms for fish story

fish story

noun

, Informal.
  1. an exaggerated or incredible story:

    It was just another one of his fish stories.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of fish story1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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Idioms and Phrases

An improbable, boastful tale, as in He came up with some fish story about his winnings at the track . This expression alludes to the tendency of fishermen to exaggerate the size of their catch. [Early 1800s]
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Example Sentences

Allan Sekula's great "Fish Story" enters the Modern's photo collection.

The Daily Beast: Allan Sekula's great "Fish Story" enters the Modern's photo collection.

This peculiar trait of man allows him to relish a good fish story, or the latest news from the sea-serpent.

That is a fish story, which, like most fish stories, it is difficult to credit.

But, dear me, that is a fish story, and you mustn't believe any fish stories whatever except those your father tells!

This fish story has several rather astonishing features—at least to an inexperienced landsman.

It alwish seemed to me to be a beeg fish story, but it ish all blain to my mint now.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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