'A cock-and-bull story' is a story that is false. This phrase might come from Stony Stratford in Buckinghamshire. Coaches between London and Birmingham changed horses in the town at two of the main coaching inns - the Cock and the Bull. The banter of the rival groups of travellers, from England's two largest cities, resulted in exaggerated and fanciful stories. None the less it's more likely that the phrase comes from old folk tales that featured magical animals.

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The opposite of "cock-and-bull story" is "a true story".

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You could also say: a made up story.