Last Updated :2025/11/22

spin a yarn

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
長い作り話やでたらめな話をすること / 物語や噺をでっち上げること
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毎年夏、祖父は海での冒険について長々とした、やや大げさな作り話をして、孫たちを何時間も夢中にさせた。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(idiomatic) To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.

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spin a yarn

Every summer, my grandfather would spin a yarn about his adventures at sea, keeping the grandchildren enthralled for hours.

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Every summer, my grandfather would spin a yarn about his adventures at sea, keeping the grandchildren enthralled for hours.

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