A Fishy Story | Meaning | Origin | Examples | Idioms | Lecture 20 | Dr. Qasim Ali

Intro: (00:00) A Fishy Story: (00:05) Meaning of A Fishy Story: (0:30) Origin of A Fishy Story: (01:16) Examples of A Fishy Story: (04:00) What is the meaning of A Fishy Story? Meaning of A Fishy Story: A big lie. An improbable, boastful tale, A tall tale What is the mythology of A Fishy Story? What is the origin of A Fishy Story? Origin of A Fishy Story: This term alludes to the tendency of sports fishermen (and women) to exaggerate the size of their catch, and originated in America in the early nineteenth century. It may have been invented by the journalist who described an event he termed “a fish story,” the appearance of shoals of whitefish in such large numbers that they choked a channel and prevented a steamboat from passing Uses of A Fishy Story Examples of A Fishy Story: 1. What a liar! He’s a master at the fish tale. Maybe he should be a politician. 2. I'm sure Grandpa is just telling you a fish story—there's no way all of that's true! 3. It's a fishy story that a tramp deposited quite a lot of money in the bank yesterday. 4. When he reappears, he does so with a fishy story about being attacked and tied up in a ditch. 5. Do not believe her, she is just telling a fishy story. .............................................................................................................. Dr. Qasim Ali (PhD) has vast experience of teaching. He has been teaching the students since 1998 and has taught nearly all levels of students from lower to higher classes. Dr. Qasim Ali is also Founder & Chair-Person of World Evergreen Foundation (WEF)☘🌴.World Evergreen Foundation🌴🌳☘ aims to plant more than ten billion fruit trees in the World.InshaAllah. https://www.facebook.com/WorldEvergreenFoundation He is Vice President of Ph.D Doctors Association and CEO at PagePal📒📚 http://pagepal.org/ The purpose of this channel is to help the Urdu speaking community/students to learn English in an easy and quick way. Most of the videos are to improve the basic skills and are for beginners. All the videos uploaded on this channel belong to respected Owner. Keep watching and enjoy! You can contact us👇 Youtube : /channel/UCPc60IQSk5m7j01505lgURg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnglishWithDr.QasimAli Also Check👇 In The Name Of Allah, The Most Merciful | Dr. Qasim Ali Qasim /watch/Y0449IGIF1SI4 Welcome to Educational Channel | Introduction | Dr. Qasim Ali /watch/0zgHrZoh8fphH Some Interesting Facts about English | Dr. Qasim Ali /watch/k0dqbDH5Xoi5q Five Reasons You Should Learn English | Dr. Qasim Ali Qasim /watch/oFhYj0XVFPjVY Basic English | Alphabet, Vowels and Special Vowels | Dr. Qasim Ali /watch/8-Tk_JtOZyzOk What are the Grammatical units and their types | Dr. Qasim Ali /watch/IzRRQogj7btjR #AFishyStory #DrQasimAli #EnglishWithDrQasimAli #English

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