Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “spin a tale“ and it is a phrase meaning “tell a story, particularly an imaginary one; weave, make up, fabricate, dream up, invent, contrive a story.”
Example Sentence: Instead of debating the cause of the fall and the rise in the proportion of women farmers and family helpers, we should look to expand women’s opportunities outside of agriculture, which are better paying… Before we start spinning tales to explain these trends, let us explore the challenges faced by our labour force surveys, which try to pigeon-hole women who raise both chickens and children…
This phrase is present in Fall and rise in women’s work participation and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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