storyは「《幼児・口》 作り話, うそ, うそつき」(リーダーズ)の意味で使われる。
tell stories で、「作り話をする、うそをつく」
今日のGetUpEnglishはこの表現を学習する。
○Practical Example
Ayako knew her children had been telling stories again.
「アヤコは子供たちがまた嘘をついているとわかった」
●Extra Point
こういうときに参考になるのが、Urban Dictionaryだ。
https://www.urbandictionary.com/
◎Extra Example
telling stories
Lying; Making stuff up that's not true.
Tom: Hey Jack, Joe told me he flew his car into a skyscraper the other day!
Jack: Really? I was at his house yesterday, and there wasn't even a scratch on his car.
Tom: Yeah, Joe is pretty good at telling stories. We don't even live close to a city.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=telling%20stories