spin a yarn

基本解釋

We children all like Uncle Jim because he can always spin a yarn to amuse us.
我們這些孩子都很喜歡吉姆舅舅，因?yàn)樗偰軌蝌_出個(gè)故事來讓我們高興一番。
According to the findings, we are most likely to spin a yarn to our mothers, with 25 per cent of men and 20 per cent of women admitting to this.
調(diào)查顯示，25%的男性和20%的女性承認(rèn)，他們最愛向自己的母親撒謊。
Your sign is known for extraordinary ability to spin a yarn that is so enthralling and believable, no one can stop reading or listening to what you have to say.
你的星座以將一件事說得迷人而令人信服的能力而著稱，當(dāng)你要說點(diǎn)什么的時(shí)候，沒有人能停下來聽、讀你的話述。

Whereas the Candide-like picaresque of the first half persuasively evokes life under brutal totalitarianism, the identity-switching and intrigue of the second part seem to originate in little more than the need to spin a yarn.
NEWYORKER: Dear Leader
Whereas the Candide-like picaresque of the first half—with its absurd but fully plausible turns of the screw—persuasively evokes life under brutal totalitarianism, the identity-switching and intrigue of the second part seem to originate in little more than the need to spin a yarn.
NEWYORKER: Dear Leader