tall tale
An exaggerated, unreliable story: “My uncle claims that he was raised in a drainage ditch, but it's just another of his tall tales.”
Words nearby tall tale
tall one,
tall order,
tall poppy,
tall poppy syndrome,
tall ship,
tall tale,
tall-case clock,
talladega,
tallage,
tallahassee,
tallahatchie
Idioms and Phrases with tall tale
tall tale
A fanciful or greatly exaggerated story, as in Some youngsters love tall tales about creatures from outer space coming to earth. This idiom uses tall in the sense of “exaggerated.” [Mid-1800s]