85 entries under expression topic. ×

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cock-and-bull story(noun, true, lie, story)
9
fairy tale(noun, idiom, account, story)
7
tall story(noun, fantasy, story, book)
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sum total(noun, total, whole, result)
4
short story(noun, idiom, work, account)
4
tall tale(noun, informal, deception, true)
3
white lie(noun, line, lie, dishonesty)
2
fairy story(noun, lie, fantasy, story)
2
folk tale(noun, idiom, account, story)
2
idle talk(talk, chatter, gossip, scandal)
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add up(verb, total, calculate, number)
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back-fence talk(report, talk, claim, story)
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be-all and end-all
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black eye(noun, insult, slur, offense)
1
blow by blow(noun, idiom, report, detail)
1
character assassination(noun, insult, slur, offense)
1
cheap shot(noun, insult, slur, offense)
1
count heads(verb, run, total, calculate)
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count noses(verb, run, total, calculate)
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count off(verb, phrasal verb, run, total)
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