| 词汇 | thesaurus_tell-a-lie |
| 释义 | tell a lieThese are words and phrases related to tell a lie. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of tell a lie. TO SAY SOMETHING NOT TRUE IN ORDER TO DECEIVEI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree. Synonyms and exampleslie All she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says. lie through your teeth informal He lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it. fib informal I don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful. mislead I'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married. delude He's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion. invent There's no need to invent excuses for not going - just decline the invitation. concoct She concocted the wildest stories to get out of attending class. feed someone a line disapproving He fed me some line about how his dog was sick and cancelled our date. make something up You never met The Beatles! You're just making that up. fabricate The suspects admited to having fabricated their alibis on the night of the robbery and were charged with grand theft. distort Reporters have distorted the facts of the case so badly, and influenced the jury through their bad reporting, that the judge has declared a mistrial. twist disapproving She accused her opponent of twisting the truth about her time in Parliament. misrepresent I have been misrepresented by my opponent as a socialist when nothing could be further from the truth. stretch the truth I have published a book that sold very well, but it's stretching the truth to say that I was on the best-seller lists. put something about/ UKinformal She put it about that her husband was going to be knighted. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of tell a lie. Learn more If you lie, you say something that is untrue in order to deceive someone. |
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