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Pravda, Tajemství a Podvod - Lhaní a přehánění

Prozkoumejte anglické idiomy týkající se lhaní a přehánění, včetně „spin a tale“ a „ekonomický s pravdou“.

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English idioms relate to Truth, Secrecy, & Deception

(of a person) to be perceived as being dishonest or deceptive

to tell things that are completely untrue or foolish

pack of lies
[fráze]

any statement that is not true at all

tall tale
[Podstatné jméno]

a story that a person cannot believe because it seems illogical or exaggerated

pohádka, fantasmagorie

pohádka, fantasmagorie

to exaggerate a lot about something

white lie
[Podstatné jméno]

a small lie that does not cause any harm, especially told to avoid making someone upset

malá lež, bezvýznamná lež

malá lež, bezvýznamná lež

to behave in a pretentious way to prove one is rich or fashionable

to praise one's own abilities or accomplishments, often in an exaggerated way

to lie, exaggerate, or boast about something

to tell a story that is exaggerated or completely made up

Ex: spun a yarn about her encounter with a mythical creature , capturing the attention of everyone in the room with her vivid imagination .

to tell lies in an obvious way

to tell something that involves no truth

hot air
[Podstatné jméno]

a statement that is untrue, exaggerated, or meaningless

báje, prázdné řeči

báje, prázdné řeči

to use fake praise that makes a person feel good about themselves in order to trick them

not in any way truthful

Ex: She claimed to have seen a UFO , but I thought her story was full of beans.

telling only part of the truth or being vague in speech

to have a life that is built on lies and deception

to get out of an unfavorable situation or obtain something by telling lies

Ex: lied his way into a well-paid position.

to make something appear more significant, intense, or dramatic than it actually is

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