idiomareportof thebadthings that havehappened:悲惨的故事,诉苦Iaskedhow he was and hestartedtellingme thisbigtaleofwoe.我问他过得怎么样,他向我大倒苦水。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAccounts and stories
anecdote
another
anti-narrative
be another storyidiom
bodice-ripper
brushstroke
cautionary tale
commentary
legendary
lore
misdescription
multi-stranded
myth
rundown
running commentaryphrase
scenario
shaggy-dog story
short story
strand
writesomethingup
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