IdiomDaily Life
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Englisha pack of lies
Meaning: A story that is entirely untrue.
Example: “His account of the evening was a pack of lies.”
Origin: A "pack" is a bundle, as a peddler carried; a pack of lies is a whole load of them. The phrase is recorded from the 18th century.
Equivalents in other languages
German: erstunken und erlogen Literally: Completely fabricated and lied
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