cover story
noun /ˈkʌvə stɔːri/
/ˈkʌvər stɔːri/
- the main story in a magazine that goes with the picture shown on the front cover
- The magazine chose the peace process as its cover story.
- a story that is invented in order to hide something, especially a person’s identity or their reasons for doing something
- The guard believed her cover story.