Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for each sentence.
He listened attentively to her cock-and-bull story. This means that she told
a terrifying story
an interesting story
an incredible story
a lot of folktales
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Please cross check your selected solution, @Myschool. Cock-and-bull means incredulous, which is synonymous to incredible in this context. It does not mean folktale as that is taking the phrase verbatim. Thank you.
incredible is the most appropriate interpretation based on the options for a cock and bull story
cock and bull story actually means a story thats unbelievable and unbelievable is synonymous to incredible..so the ans is incredible
The correct interpretation is C. an incredible story.
The Meaning of "Cock-and-bull story"
A "cock-and-bull story" is an English idiom used to describe a story that is unbelievable, highly unlikely, or clearly made up. It is usually told as an excuse or a way to deceive someone.
Why C? "Incredible" in this context means "not credible" or "hard to believe."
