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(That’s a) likely story

A1 A2 B1- B1 B2 C1

A: He said he couldn’t come to school because he was helping the police catch a killer.
B: That’s a likely story. He’s probably just in bed sleeping.

We use this expression to say that we don’t believe what someone has told us.

You can use this phrase in ………… language.

 Spoken
 Informal

Example 1
A: He said he couldn’t come to school because he was helping the police catch a killer.
B: That’s a likely story. He’s probably just in bed sleeping.

Example 2
A: She told us she was related to the queen through her mother’s cousins.
B: That’s a likely story!

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