Deallramh a chur ar scéal. - To put an appearance of probability on a story. Scéal gan deallramh. - An unlikely story. Ba mhaith an sás é chun deallramh a cur ar scéal. - He was a good "hand" at pulling a good face on a story.
deallramh a chur ar an scéal - make a good story of it. Scéal gan deallramh. - A story with no "face" to it. Bhí deallramh ar an scéal a 'nis sé. - The story he told appeared to be likely.