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I tell a lie
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English
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Phrase
1.1.1
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1.1.2
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1.2
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English
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Phrase
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I
tell
a
lie
(
chiefly
British
,
idiomatic
)
I am
mistaken
; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just
realised
that it is not.
I visited Canada in 1996—no,
I tell a lie
, in 1997.
Synonyms
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that's not
right
that's not
so
Translations
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I am mistaken
Czech:
kecám
,
zpět
(cs)
Estonian:
ma valetan
Japanese:
もとい
(
motoi
)
Polish:
pomyliłem się
Portuguese:
minto
Russian:
вру
(ru)
(
vru
)
Spanish:
miento
(es)
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I stand corrected
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