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WesternAmerican Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'Spin a yarn'

Hi, does anyone know what 'spin a yarn' means?
I can't seem to find the aforementioned phrase online(on the MW webpage); My Oxford dictionary, though, defines the phrase as 'telling stories about roaring adventures'.
  

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It can mean to create an exciting 'real life' story. More often it is used to show that someone is creating an elaborate untruth/lying in a complex way.

— Nona the brit

  • It can mean to create an exciting 'real life' story.
  • More often it is used to show that someone is creating an elaborate untruth/lying in a complex way.
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It can mean to create an exciting 'real life' story.

More often it is used to show that someone is creating an elaborate untruth/lying in a complex way.
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