"likely story" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: likely stories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} likely story (plural likely stories)
  1. Used to suggest that someone's story or excuse is a lie.
    Sense id: en-likely_story-en-noun-mvM3xiu9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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