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Meanings of tell a lie in English

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Usage of tell a lie in English
1
No; your accomplished angler would scorn to tell a lie, that way.
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
2
He could not tell a lie so you would not know it.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 / Little Jou...
3
He was proud as Lucifer and would scorn to tell a lie.
Reminiscences of a Pioneer
4
It was very wrong to disobey, worse still to tell a lie.
Seven O'Clock Stories
5
I have never known him to tell a lie, to screen himself.
Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
6
May the good Lord strike me down if I tell a lie!
The Irish Times
7
They'd as lief tell a lie as look at you, over there.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
8
If you tell a lie, he seems to believe, tell a whopper.
The Irish Times
9
He said he could trust her and she wouldn't tell a lie.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
10
And when they declare 'Gold has a value,' they tell a lie.
The Well of Saint Clare
11
I wouldn't tell a lie, but oughtn't I, without his asking .
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
12
Stay where you are, Hilda!- Ioughtto tell a lie, you say.
The Master Builder
13
That boy would not tell a lie whatever were the consequences.
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy
14
He could not tell a lie at the rates editors charge.
Peck's Compendium of Fun / Comprising the Choicest Gems of Wit, ...
15
But the reader masses them thus-andthen they tell a lie-559.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
16
It was a tiresome letter, for it tempted Margaret to tell a lie.
Howards End
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