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to be full of shit / crap
/biː fˈʊl ʌv ʃˈɪt kɹˈæp/
phrase
(of a person) to be perceived as being dishonest or deceptive
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to be full of it
/biː fˈʊl ʌv ɪt/
phrase
to tell things that are completely untrue or foolish
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pack of lies
/pˈæk ʌv lˈaɪz/
phrase
any statement that is not true at all
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tall story
/tˈɔːl stˈoːɹi/
noun
a story that one finds hard to believe because it seems far from reality
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to talk through the back of
one's
neck
/tˈɔːk θɹuː ðə bˈæk ʌv wˈʌnz nˈɛk/
phrase
to exaggerate a lot about something
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white lie
/wˈaɪt lˈaɪ/
noun
a small lie that does not cause any harm, especially told to avoid making someone upset
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to put on the dog
/pˌʊt ɑːnðə dˈɑːɡ/
phrase
to behave in a pretentious way to prove one is rich or fashionable
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to toot / blow
one's
(own) horn
/tˈuːt blˈoʊ wˈʌnz ˈoʊn hˈɔːɹn/
phrase
to praise one's own abilities or accomplishments, often in an exaggerated way
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to call
one's
bluff
/kˈɔːl wˈʌnz blˈʌf/
phrase
to challenge a person to carry out their seemingly fake threats or claims in order to expose them
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to shoot a line about
sth
/ʃˈuːt ɐ lˈaɪn ɐbˌaʊt ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to lie, exaggerate, or boast about something
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to spin a tale / story / yarn
/spˈɪn ɐ tˈeɪl stˈoːɹi jˈɑːɹn/
phrase
to tell a story that is exaggerated or completely made up
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to lie like a (cheap) rug
/lˈaɪ lˈaɪk ɐ tʃˈiːp ɹˈʌɡ/
phrase
to tell lies in an obvious way
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to lie through
one's
teeth
/lˈaɪ θɹuː wˈʌnz tˈiːθ/
phrase
to tell something that involves no truth
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hot air
/hˈɑːt ˈɛɹ/
noun
a statement that is untrue, exaggerated, or meaningless
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to blow smoke up
one's
ass
/blˈoʊ smˈoʊk ˌʌp wˈʌnz ˈæs/
phrase
to use fake praise that makes a person feel good about themselves in order to trick them
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full of beans
/fˈʊl ʌv bˈiːnz/
phrase
not in any way truthful
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economical with the truth
/ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪkəl wɪððə tɹˈuːθ/
phrase
telling only part of the truth or being vague in speech
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to live a lie
/lˈaɪv ɐ lˈaɪ/
phrase
to have a life that is built on lies and deception
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to lie
one's
way into / in (sth)
/lˈaɪ wˈʌnz wˈeɪ ˌɪntʊ ɪn ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to get out of an unfavorable situation or obtain something by telling lies
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to over-egg the pudding
/ˌoʊvɚɹˈɛɡ ðə pˈʊdɪŋ/
phrase
to make something appear more significant, intense, or dramatic than it actually is
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