fairy tale noun
plural ∼ tales [count] 1 : a simple children's story about magical creatures
▪ the fairy tale about the sleeping princess — sometimes used figuratively ▪ Their marriage is a real-life fairy tale. [=they have a very happy marriage] ▪ a fairy-tale romance —called also fairy story 2 : a false story that is meant to trick people
▪ Everything he told us about his happy marriage was just a fairy tale.
▪ the fairy tale about the sleeping princess — sometimes used figuratively ▪ Their marriage is a real-life fairy tale. [=they have a very happy marriage] ▪ a fairy-tale romance —called also fairy story
▪ Everything he told us about his happy marriage was just a fairy tale.
