tell a fib
to tell a lie
TRANSLATION
tell a fib = schwindeln --- GOOGLE INDEX fib: approximately 4,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Are lie detector tests a big FIB?
(BBC News Headline)
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The popularity of these social networking sites means that younger users will FIB about their age in order to take part.
(BBC News)
(BBC News Headline)
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The popularity of these social networking sites means that younger users will FIB about their age in order to take part.
(BBC News)
Did you
know?
fib
noun
- a trivial or childish lie
verb
- to tell a trivial or childish lie
(Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)
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A preacher was walking down the street when he came upon a group of boys, all between 10 and 12 years of age. The group surrounded a dog. Concerned that the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked, "What are you doing to that dog?"
One of the boys replied, "He's just an old neighbourhood dog. He doesn't have an owner. We all want him, but only one of us can take him home. So we've decided that whoever can tell the biggest fib will get to keep the dog."
The reverend was shocked. "You boys shouldn't be having a contest to see who can tell the biggest fib!" he exclaimed. "Don't you boys know that's a sin? When I was your age, I never fibbed!"
There was dead silence for about a minute. Just as the preacher thought the boys understood the virtues of telling the truth, the smallest boy gave a deep sigh and said:
"All right, give him the dog."
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SYNONYMS
canard, crock, equivocation, evasiveness, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, fiction, invention, jazz, lie, line, mendacity, misrepresentation, prevarication, spinach, story, tale, untruth, white lie, whopper, yarn
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"He didn't get the job because he told a fib about his past experience."
noun
- a trivial or childish lie
verb
- to tell a trivial or childish lie
(Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)
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A preacher was walking down the street when he came upon a group of boys, all between 10 and 12 years of age. The group surrounded a dog. Concerned that the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked, "What are you doing to that dog?"
One of the boys replied, "He's just an old neighbourhood dog. He doesn't have an owner. We all want him, but only one of us can take him home. So we've decided that whoever can tell the biggest fib will get to keep the dog."
The reverend was shocked. "You boys shouldn't be having a contest to see who can tell the biggest fib!" he exclaimed. "Don't you boys know that's a sin? When I was your age, I never fibbed!"
There was dead silence for about a minute. Just as the preacher thought the boys understood the virtues of telling the truth, the smallest boy gave a deep sigh and said:
"All right, give him the dog."
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SYNONYMS
canard, crock, equivocation, evasiveness, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, fiction, invention, jazz, lie, line, mendacity, misrepresentation, prevarication, spinach, story, tale, untruth, white lie, whopper, yarn
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"He didn't get the job because he told a fib about his past experience."
