All cock-and-bull story synonyms

noun cock-and-bull story

• fish story — an exaggerated or incredible story: It was just another one of his fish stories.
• flight of fancy — An idea or statement that is very imaginative but complicated, silly, or impractical can be referred to as a flight of fancy.
• song and dance — a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.
• tall tale — far-fetched story