To cut a long story short

Maksud bahasa Inggeris:
Something that you say when you are about to stop telling someone all the details of something that happened and tell them only the main facts.

Maksud bahasa Melayu:
1. Dipendekkan cerita.
2. Menyatakan fakta penting/utama dalam sesebuah cerita dan meninggalkan kebanyakan butiran kecil.

A tall story

Maksud bahasa Inggeris:
A story which is hard to believe.

Maksud bahasa Melayu:
Cerita yang sukar dipercayai kerana terlalu menarik atau tidak mungkin berlaku/mustahil.

Cock and bull story

Maksud bahasa Inggeris :
A story or an explanation that is not true.

Maksud bahasa Melayu:
Temberang