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thereby hangs a tale: said to someone when what they have asked
about involves a long explanation:
"Why are you limping?" "Ah, thereby hangs a tale."
therein lies: in what has just been mentioned we see the reason or
explanation for (a particular situation, quality, or problem):
thereabouts : approximately
He's lived in Norwich for 40 years, or thereabouts.