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Tell a story, especially a long drawn-out or totally fanciful one, as in This author really knows how to spin a yarn, or Whenever he's late he spins some yarn about a crisis. Originally a nautical term dating from about 1800, this expression probably owes its life to the fact that it embodies a double meaning, yarn signifying both “spun fiber” and “a tale.”

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disclose, reveal, describe, detail, present, recite, picture, express, rehearse, sling, spill, particularize, itemize, recount, divulge, verbalize, track, state, depict, impart

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