英语词汇“economical-with-the-truth”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

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economical with the truth
Examples are economicalwiththetruth, kick the bucket, powder one's nose, and spend more time with one's family.
However, as we shall see, the veteran journalist was being more than just a little economicalwiththetruth.
He may be economicalwiththetruth occasionally, but clearly he is not a liar.
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As usual, procrastination, coupled with their policy of being "economicalwiththetruth", was the order of the day.
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On the face of it, that is a factual statement, but it is, to say the least, extremely economicalwiththetruth.
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That phrase surely ranks in the lexicon of euphemisms, along with "economicalwiththetruth".
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I am grateful to have the opportunity to flag up the dangers involved when our own politicians are economicalwiththetruth.
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They may conceal it at times and certainly they are often economicalwiththetruth, which appears to be an ongoing issue for them.
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Eventually, bit by bit the truth came out and it was seen that they had been economicalwiththetruth.
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Is it not a classic case of being economicalwiththetruth?
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It must be said that he was economicalwiththetruth.
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That is, to say the least, economicalwiththetruth.
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That is being rather economicalwiththetruth.
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No doubt it will pass into the lexicon of memorable phrases, together with being "economicalwiththetruth".
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The quotation "economicalwiththetruth" has done great damage to the reputation of the civil service, because people remember it.
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词汇	economical-with-the-truth
释义	economical with the truth phrase humorous avoiding stating the true facts about a situation, or lying about it: 隐瞒真相;撒谎;不完全说出真相 Anyone who tells you that this is a simple process is being economical with the truth. He is being economical with the truth when he claims this was a joke. Politicians who claim any different are being economical with the truth. Journalists are often economical with the truth, but he is very honest. Everyone can be economical with the truth sometimes if it suits them to do so. See also economical Examples of economical with the truth economical with the truth Examples are economicalwiththetruth, kick the bucket, powder one's nose, and spend more time with one's family. However, as we shall see, the veteran journalist was being more than just a little economicalwiththetruth. He may be economicalwiththetruth occasionally, but clearly he is not a liar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As usual, procrastination, coupled with their policy of being "economicalwiththetruth", was the order of the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the face of it, that is a factual statement, but it is, to say the least, extremely economicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That phrase surely ranks in the lexicon of euphemisms, along with "economicalwiththetruth". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am grateful to have the opportunity to flag up the dangers involved when our own politicians are economicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may conceal it at times and certainly they are often economicalwiththetruth, which appears to be an ongoing issue for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Eventually, bit by bit the truth came out and it was seen that they had been economicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not a classic case of being economicalwiththetruth? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It must be said that he was economicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is, to say the least, economicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is being rather economicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt it will pass into the lexicon of memorable phrases, together with being "economicalwiththetruth". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The quotation "economicalwiththetruth" has done great damage to the reputation of the civil service, because people remember it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of economical with the truth These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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