spin (someone) a yarn
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yarn — [ jarn ] noun * 1. ) uncount cotton, wool, or other fibers in the form of thick THREAD (=a substance like string): a ball of yarn 2. ) count INFORMAL a long story with a lot of exciting details spin (someone) a yarn to give someone a long… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
yarn — UK [jɑː(r)n] / US [jɑrn] noun Word forms yarn : singular yarn plural yarns 1) [uncountable] mainly American cotton, wool, or other fibres in the form of thick thread (= a substance like string) a ball of yarn 2) [countable] informal a long story… … English dictionary
spin — I. /spɪn / (say spin) verb (spun or, Archaic, span, spun, spinning) –verb (t) 1. to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibres. 2. to form (any material) into thread. 3 …
yarn — [[t]jɑ͟ː(r)n[/t]] yarns 1) N MASS Yarn is thread used for knitting or making cloth. She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family. ...vegetable dyed yarns. 2) N COUNT A yarn is a story that someone tells, often a true story with… … English dictionary
spin — 1 past tense and past participle spun verb 1 TURN AROUND (I, T) to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: The ice skater was spinning faster and faster. | spin the roulette wheel | spin (sth/sb) around: Liz spun around … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spin a yarn — If someone spins a yarn, they tell a story, usually a long or fanciful one … The small dictionary of idiomes
spin·ner — /ˈspınɚ/ noun, pl ners [count] 1 : someone or something that spins yarn or thread 2 : a small device that spins and that is used by fishermen to attract fish 3 cricket : a bowler who throws the ball so that it spins called also spin bowler 4 :… … Useful english dictionary
spin — spin1 S3 [spın] v past tense and past participle spun [spʌn] present participle spinning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(turn around)¦ 2 somebody s head is spinning 3¦(situation/information)¦ 4 spin a tale/story/yarn 5¦(wool/cotton)¦ 6¦(drive)¦ 7 spin your wheels … Dictionary of contemporary English
yarn — I Australian Slang 1. story that may be true or it might not be; 2. lie; 3. someone telling a fictional story; 4. have a chat, tell a story II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) spin a tall story , tell a joke III Naija (Nigerian Pidgin) to talk … English dialects glossary
line — 1 noun LONG THIN MARK 1 (C) a long thin, usually continuous mark on a surface: A wiggly line showed where the river was. | straight line: Can you draw a straight line? | dotted line (=a broken straight line drawn or printed on paper): Sign your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
