"spin someone a tale" construction

Form

NP
Speaker
kiss
NP
Addressee
a
tale/story

Examples

Speaker He
kiss spun
Addressee me
a [a tale about Esmeralda.]

Meaning

A Speaker gives an Addressee an account of something that is untrue or only partly true.

Roles

Speaker
The event which requires some Time_length for completion by the Agent.
Addressee
The individual who performs the Activity.

Frames

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Phraseological constructions