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be a lot of cock [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Idiomatic Expressions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be a lot of cock
1, record 1, English, be%20a%20lot%20of%20cock
familiar
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- be a cock-and-bull story 1, record 1, English, be%20a%20cock%2Dand%2Dbull%20story
familiar
- be a cock-and-a-bull story 1, record 1, English, be%20a%20cock%2Dand%2Da%2Dbull%20story
familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cock: Short for "cock-and-bull story": a fictitious narrative, a "canard." Hence (esp. spoken) nonsense, an unfounded statement. Freq. in phr. "to talk cock." 2, record 1, English, - be%20a%20lot%20of%20cock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What he usually improvised was just a load [or a lot] of cock. 2, record 1, English, - be%20a%20lot%20of%20cock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
He told me a cock-and-a-bull story about his father's devotion to science. 2, record 1, English, - be%20a%20lot%20of%20cock
Record 1, Key term(s)
- be a load of cock
- lot of cock
- load of cock
- cock-and-bull story
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Expressions idiomatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- n'avoir ni queue ni tête
1, record 1, French, n%27avoir%20ni%20queue%20ni%20t%C3%AAte
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Être ridicule, insensé. 1, record 1, French, - n%27avoir%20ni%20queue%20ni%20t%C3%AAte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit en particulier d'un récit qui manque de cohérence, auquel il manque un début et une fin qui soient compréhensibles. 1, record 1, French, - n%27avoir%20ni%20queue%20ni%20t%C3%AAte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Expresiones idiomáticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- no tener ni pies ni cabeza
1, record 1, Spanish, no%20tener%20ni%20pies%20ni%20cabeza
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[traduction littérale française :] N'avoir ni pieds ni tête. 1, record 1, Spanish, - no%20tener%20ni%20pies%20ni%20cabeza
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