COMPLETE THE IDIOM: To lie through your __________ (HINT: body part)
to lie through your TEETH - to tell a complete lie!
COMPLETE THE IDIOM: To _______ the truth (HINT: something you do at the gym)
To BEND / STRETCH / TWIST the truth = to say something that is not completely true
COMPLETE THE IDIOM: To pull the _______ over someone's eyes (HINT: material)
To pull the WOOL over someone's eyes = to deceive or trick someone
COMPLETE THE IDIOM: To cry ______ (HINT: an animal)
To cry WOLF = old children's tale = call for help when it is not needed, with the effect that one is not believed when one really does need help.
When you believe a lie we sometimes say that you "______ the lie" (EAT / SWALLOW / DRINK / BREATHE)
To SWALLOW a lie
COMPLETE THE IDIOM: To be _______ with the truth (FINANCIAL / BUDGETABLE / ECONOMICAL)
To be ECONOMICAL with the truth = funny way of saying someone is lying
COMPLETE THE EXPRESSION: Honesty is the best _____ (STRATEGY / WAY / POLICY / APPROACH)
Honesty is the best POLICY
When you admit to lying we sometimes say "To come ______" (CLEAN / WHITE / NEW / FRESH)
To come CLEAN
WHAT DOES IT MEAN when we say someone is using "SMOKE and MIRRORS"?
Someone is using behavior or information designed to hide the truth about a situation or create a false impression
If you SPILL THE BEANS what does it mean?
to Tell someone something, often something that should be kept secret
COMPLETE THE IDIOM: To pull someone's _______ (HINT: body part)
To pull someone's LEG = deceive someone playfully / as a joke
