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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

No one believes your cock and bull story.

Option 1: a true story

Option 2: improbable story

Option 3: a story about a cock and a bull

Option 4: a story which has been told often


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: improbable story


Solution : The second option is the correct answer.

The idiom cock and bull story has a connotation of being unbelievable, exaggerated, or fabricated. It is commonly used to describe a narrative that lacks credibility or is highly unlikely to be true. In the given sentence, the phrase No one believes your cock and bull story implies scepticism and disbelief in the story being told, indicating that the narrative is perceived as improbable or not trustworthy.

Therefore, the correct answer is, improbable story.

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