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change one's story

idiom

: to say something different from what one has said before
The police did not believe her because she had changed her story.

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“Change one's story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20one%27s%20story. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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