yarn about sth

Frequency: 5.63.9 per million words

A story on a particular subject.

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Examples (10)

  • He spun a long yarn about his adventures at sea.
  • The old sailor told a gripping yarn about a giant kraken.
  • She told a funny yarn about getting lost in the woods.
  • Grandpa always tells the same yarn about his school days.
  • He went on to spin an entertaining yarn about his army days.
  • Don't listen to his yarn about finding buried treasure.
  • I read a fascinating yarn about explorers in the Amazon.
  • He tried to spin us a yarn about why he was late.
  • Everyone in town has a yarn about the legendary local hero.
  • It was just another yarn about a mysterious stranger in town.