spin a yarn

---

Verb

1. (idiomatic) To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.
   • 1864, Anthony Trollope, Can You Forgive Her?, ch. 14,

     Now I must tell you a little about myself;—or rather, I am inclined to spin a yarn, and tell you a great deal.

Translations

• French: monter un bateau, raconter des balivernes, raconter des salades, raconter des histoires
• Russian: рассусоливать

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003