Meaning

1 senses
  1. (ironic, sarcastic)Used to suggest that someone's story or excuse is a lie.

    He told me he couldn't come because his budgie had fallen ill. A likely story!

Forms

plural: likely stories
Singularlikely story
Plurallikely stories

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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