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Meanings of tell a fib in inglês

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Usage of tell a fib in inglês
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Mr. Fabian looked surprised, and said-forhe never hesitated to tell a fib:
For Woman's Love
2
They had either to tell a fib or offend their visitors.
Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall; Or, Leading a Needed Rebell...
3
We shall see if I can't make you tell a fib.
The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II)
4
It is easy to tell a fib, but it is very difficult to untell it.
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03
5
You would not wish me to tell a fib.
Framley Parsonage
6
You wouldn't have her tell a fib, would you?
Dorian
7
Fanny Dover reflected a moment, then delivered herself thus: You were wrong to tell a fib about it.
A Woman-Hater
8
You are so honest that you could not bring yourself to tell a fib,-evento me about that.
The Duke's Children
9
She could not tell a fib!
Kept in the Dark
10
I cannot tell a fib.
Kept in the Dark
11
I daren't tell a fib.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
12
I can't tell a fib.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
13
We must tell a fib, we must say that we thought she was to come to fetch us; don't you forget.
Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies
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Cecily's neatness is a painful example to me, and I don't believe she would tell a fib to save my life.'
The Pool in the Desert
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When I applied again for an availability slip, I didn't have to tell a fib, I only withheld some of the truth.
The Life of Me: An Autobiography
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In the notes, Singer said the FBI told him to " tell a fib" by saying he told his clients their payments were bribes, not donations.
Reuters
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