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white lie

Meaning: A minor, polite, or harmless lie.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Similar to: stretch the truth The expression suggests that a white lie is an innocent or inconsequential lie.

More idioms — Daily Life

  • whitewash — To conceal something bad; to make something look better than it really is.
  • the whole kit and caboodle — The entire amount; the whole lot.
  • go the whole nine yards — The entire amount; (to go) all out.
  • wing it — To improvise; to do something without planning or preparation.
  • wipe the slate clean — To set a situation right or erase something bad.
  • yellow — Cowardly.

More English idioms

  • yellow journalism — Journalism that is exaggerated or unnecessarily sensational.
  • with flying colors — Triumphantly; victoriously.
  • come from the wrong side of the tracks — The poor part of town.
  • The last straw that broke the camel's back — The final small burden that causes a total collapse.
  • To have a frog in your throat — To have difficulty speaking due to hoarseness.
  • It's raining cats and dogs — It's raining extremely heavily.

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