I can't believe he would __________ and say he finished the project when he hadn’t even started.
lie through his teeth
1. When he said he was working late, I knew he was just __________ about where he really was.
stretching the truth
The advertisement was designed to __________ customers into thinking they were getting a great deal.
mislead
After years of pretending to be someone else, she realized she was __________ and needed to be true to herself.
living a lie
He has been __________ with the facts in his reports, which makes me question his integrity.
bending the truth
Last night at the party, someone was __________ about their travels, and I knew they were exaggerating.
playing fast and loose
She was __________ when she shared that juicy gossip about her coworker; it wasn't her place to tell.
telling tales out of school
It’s hard to trust someone who can __________; their dishonesty is always so obvious.
lie like a (cheap) rug
I felt like he was __________ when he claimed he had no idea what was going on; everyone knew he was involved.
pulling the wool over
The whole scheme turned out to be a __________, leaving many people without their money.
swindle (шахрайство)
She told me a __________ when she said she liked my cooking, but I could tell she was just being polite.
white lie
Instead of telling me the harsh truth, he decided to __________ the situation to make it sound better.
sugarcoat
I couldn’t believe he was __________ about his past; it seemed like every detail was fabricated.
spinning a yarn
He tried to __________ his friends out of their savings by promising them quick returns on investments.
swindle (розвести)