拵こしらえ事ごと

noun

invented story; fabrication

Refers to a made-up story or lie, often with a nuance of something deliberately concocted to deceive or entertain. Not a common everyday word; more likely found in literary or dramatic contexts.

• 彼かれの話はなしは全ぜん部ぶこしらえごとだった。

  His story was a complete fabrication.

• それはただのこしらえごとに過すぎない。

  That's nothing more than a made-up story.