Tag: Tall Story
Take you at your word
English Phrase: Take you at your word Trust is in short supply these days. People will hardly believe what you do, let alone take you at your word. When someone takes you at your word, they believe what you say without having to prove it. We lie so quickly and effortlessly these days that we…
Tall Story
Word of the Day: Tall Story A tall story is one that’s hard to believe. In our picture for today, we can see that the police have come to arrest a banker. We can imagine that the banker is as cunning as a fox. He’s telling the police a tall story about how he pays…
