spin a yarn
The phrase "spin a yarn" is an idiomatic expression meaning to tell a long, imaginative, or elaborate story, often with the intention of entertaining or deceiving others. It commonly refers to storytelling that involves adding fictional or exaggerated elements to captivate the listener's attention.
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- cut to the chase
- more haste
- hit the ceiling
- born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
- to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
- spin a yarn
- don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
- nothing is certain but death and taxes
- alive and kicking
- now is the winter of our discontent
- wandering eye