fairy\ strory

fairy\ strory
• fairy tale
• fairy strory
noun
An inaccurate, even false account of something; a result of wishful thinking.

Jeff said he was going to be promoted soon, but we all suspect that it is only one of his customary fairy tales.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • fairy\ tale — • fairy tale • fairy strory noun An inaccurate, even false account of something; a result of wishful thinking. Jeff said he was going to be promoted soon, but we all suspect that it is only one of his customary fairy tales …   Словарь американских идиом

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