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Tommy Tran
2023-03-23 06:03
Cut from whole cloth American verb phrase
Used to say something that is completely fabricated
I don't know whether it was cut from whole cloth or not. It sounded too good to be true.
A: "What do you think? His story seems quite convincing." B: "I'm not sure. It sounded like it was cut from whole cloth to me."
This expression came from the practice that tailors in the 1800s claiming that their garments were cut from a single piece of cloth when, in fact, they were created from several smaller pieces of cloth.
Do you see anything wrong?
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
She congratulated me for getting the second prize, but I think second place is the first loser.
