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a dark horseHaving Nothing To Do With The Color Of A Fantasy Horse, Rather An Expression Of A Winner, A Success Story, A Triumph Suddenly Developing, Revealing Itself All In A Positive Manner:Rate it:

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a page turnerA story, a book, an article of great interest can become a page turner.Rate it:

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a story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fableable.A story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fable.Rate it:

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a tear jerkerA movie, book or story that is sad and causes one to cry.Rate it:

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a whopperReference a statement, action, prevarication, story, hooked fish, enlarged or magnified presentation.Rate it:

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and finallyA light news story reserved for the end of a bulletin when there is a lack of more important items; typically involving animals or other features supposed to be amusing.Rate it:

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art imitates lifeThe observation that a creative work was inspired by true events; based on a true story.Rate it:

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Banbury story of a cock and a bullA roundabout, nonsensical story.Rate it:

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bend somebody's earSorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.Rate it:

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bend the truthTo change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.Rate it:

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bury the leadTo begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.Rate it:

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c'est le refrain de la balladeIt is the old story over again.Rate it:

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c'est toujours la même rengaine (fam.)It is always the same old story.Rate it:

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c'est un conte de sa façonIt is a story of his own invention.Rate it:

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cette nouvelle n'est qu'un canardThat story is all humbug.Rate it:

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change one's tuneTo change one's story.Rate it:

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cock-and-bull storyA far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.Rate it:

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cool story broUsed to dismiss a comment perceived as boring or pointless, or an anecdote etc. that is not true.Rate it:

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crack-upOne can 'crack-up' emotionally with laughter or tears as a result of an observation, a joke, a story, a scene, a sequence in a movie, opera, stage play or animal, baby or children;s antics:Rate it:

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creature featureA horror film in which one or more monsters plays a prominent role.Rate it:

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en deux motsTo cut a long story short.Rate it:

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en voilà une bonne! (i.e. plaisanterie); elle est bonne, celle-là!Oh! what a good joke! “What a cram!” That’s rather a tall story.Rate it:

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end ofA short form of end of story.Rate it:

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fait diversnews storyRate it:

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film at 11the video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening.Rate it:

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fudge the factsSomeone who complains constantly but does not tell the straight story.Rate it:

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full-blownThe Whole Enchilada, 'Whole Thing', 'Fully Explained', 'Whole StoryRate it:

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gupi or guppyIt’s when you suspect a person to be lying or faking it until they make it. Purely full of shit. They smellin’ kinda fishy!! So can use GUPI to mean Guilty Until Prove Innocent or to mean that you’re not buying the story.Rate it:

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hell, fire and brimstonehorror and destructionRate it:

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horror filmscary movieRate it:

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horror showA horror movie or television show or other performance which depicts gruesome, horrible, or disgusting events, especially in a vividly visual manner.Rate it:

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horror showA horrifying, appalling, or sickening experience, set of events, or visual spectacle.Rate it:

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horror storyAn unpleasant or distressing experience told as a story.Rate it:

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if you stink you stinkif you are bad at something, then you're bad at it, end of story.Rate it:

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il renchérit sur tout ce qu'il entend direHe caps every story he hears told.Rate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too embarrassing to talk about.Rate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too complicated or extensive to talk about.Rate it:

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killTo invent a story that conveys the death of (a character).Rate it:

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lange Rede, kurzer Sinnlong story shortRate it:

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little engine that could (the)a reference to a children's story about an engine that tried even when he didn't think he could succeedRate it:

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long story shortIntroducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story.Rate it:

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make outTo fabricate a story.Rate it:

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make someone's blood run coldTo cause a person to feel fear, horror, dread, or strong forboding.Rate it:

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narratio, fabulaa narrative, tale, story.Rate it:

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old chestnutA well-worn story.Rate it:

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once the toothpaste is out of the tube!Once the story is revealed, once the truth in the matter is revealed, the result is nothing can be reversed, the exposure is cast in stone.Rate it:

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one's blood runs coldOne experiences a visceral feeling of fear, horror, dread, or strong forboding.Rate it:

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PMOYSInitialism of put me on your story.Rate it:

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ring of truthA phrase or story or comment that may only have a portion of truth to it.Rate it:

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same old storyWhat usually happens, a happening which is not surprising.Rate it:

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Another one ___________ the dust.
A grabs
B bites
C eats
D swallows