Sự Thật, Bí Mật và Lừa Dối - Nói dối & Phóng đại

Khám phá các thành ngữ tiếng Anh về nói dối và phóng đại, bao gồm "dệt nên một câu chuyện" và "tiết kiệm với sự thật".

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English idioms relate to Truth, Secrecy, & Deception

to be full of shit

[Cụm từ]

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

Ex: You're claiming you won the lottery twice in a row?

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to be full of it

[Cụm từ]

to tell things that are completely untrue or foolish

Ex: The politician 's promises during the campaign turned out be full of it; none of their proposed policies were implemented .

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pack of lies

[Cụm từ]

any statement that is not true at all

Ex: The memoir was hailed as a remarkable account of historical events , but investigations revealed it to be pack of lies fabricated for personal gain .

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tall tale

[Danh từ]

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

câu chuyện bịa đặt, chuyện phiếm

Ex: After dinner she told me a tall tale about her pet .Sau bữa tối, cô ấy kể cho tôi nghe một **câu chuyện khó tin** về thú cưng của mình.

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to talk through the back of one's neck

[Cụm từ]

to exaggerate a lot about something

Ex: She was so nervous during the presentation that she started talking through the back of her neck, stumbling over her words and making little sense.

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white lie

[Danh từ]

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

lời nói dối vô hại, lời nói dối trắng

Ex: She told her grandmother a white lie, pretending to enjoy the handmade sweater she received as a gift .Cô ấy nói với bà của mình một **lời nói dối vô hại**, giả vờ thích chiếc áo len tự làm mà cô ấy nhận được làm quà.

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to put on the dog

[Cụm từ]

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

Ex: The celebrity couple put on the dog at the red-carpet event, arriving in a lavish entourage and flaunting their expensive attire.

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to toot one's (own) horn

[Cụm từ]

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

Ex: The celebrity couple put on the dog at the red-carpet event, arriving in a lavish entourage and flaunting their expensive attire.

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to shoot a line about something

[Cụm từ]

to lie, exaggerate, or boast about something

Ex: He always tries to impress others shooting a line about his extravagant lifestyle, but nobody believes his tall tales .

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to spin a tale

[Cụm từ]

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 .

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to lie like a (cheap) rug

[Cụm từ]

to tell lies in an obvious way

Ex: Don't trust him; he can lie like a rug without flinching, making it difficult to discern fact from fiction in his stories.

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to lie through one's teeth

[Cụm từ]

to tell something that involves no truth

Ex: The used car salesman lied through his teeth about the vehicle's condition, concealing its faults and defects to make a sale.

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hot air

[Danh từ]

a statement that is untrue, exaggerated, or meaningless

lời nói gió bay, chuyện viển vông

Ex: He dismissed their empty promises as mere hot air, knowing they had no intention of fulfilling their commitments .Anh ấy bác bỏ những lời hứa suông của họ như chỉ là **lời nói gió bay**, biết rằng họ không có ý định thực hiện cam kết của mình.

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to blow smoke up one's ass

[Cụm từ]

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

Ex: She saw through his attempts blow smoke up her ass, recognizing his insincere flattery as a ploy for personal gain .

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full of beans

[Cụm từ]

not in any way truthful

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

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economical with the truth

[Cụm từ]

telling only part of the truth or being vague in speech

Ex: The politician was accused of being economical with the truth when he conveniently omitted his ties to a controversial organization during his campaign speech.

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to live a lie

[Cụm từ]

to have a life that is built on lies and deception

Ex: The protagonist in the novel was tired of living a lie, so they took a leap of faith and embraced their true identity, regardless of societal expectations.

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to lie one's way into something

[Cụm từ]

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

Ex: Wealthy bachelor Jimmy Norton, engaged to a gold digger, lies his way out of a speeding ticket by claiming to be on his way to visit his daughter at the Children's Hospital.

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to (over-egg) the pudding

[Cụm từ]

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

Ex: She had a tendency over-egg the pudding when explaining her accomplishments , making it hard to separate fact from fiction .

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