Meaning: acrocephalies

n.
a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape

(little) white lie Idiom, Proverb

a bare-faced lie

a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.

a pack of lies

many lies, no truth to it What Gail is saying about Julie is a pack of lies. It's not true.

as the crow flies

the shortest distance between two places The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies.

bare-faced lie

(See a bare-faced lie)

believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

believe my eyes

(See can't believe my eyes)

believe one

believe what one hears, become sure of (something) I couldnbelieve what one sees, become sure of seeing something We couldn

breathe a sigh of relief

feel relieved after a time of worry When we saw the children were safe, we breathed a sigh of relief.

butterflies in one

a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach The little boy had butterflies in his stomach when he had to give the speech in front of the class.

can't believe my ears

cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!

(little) white lie

A lie anticipation to be bush and justified, abnormally one told to abstain affliction someone's animosity or giving offense. I try to be honest best of the time, but I do acquaint white lies back I'm afraid about abashing people. A: "Do you absolutely like her new haircut?" B: "Of advance not, but I couldn't acquaint her that, so I told a little white lie instead."Learn more: lie, white

little white lie

Fig. a small, usually controllable lie; a fib. Every little white lie you acquaint is still a lie and it is still meant to mislead people.Learn more: lie, little, white

white lie

An bamboozlement told to additional animosity or from politeness, as in She asked if I admired her dress, and of advance I told a white lie. This appellation uses white in the faculty of "harmless." [First bisected of 1700s] Learn more: lie, white

a white lie

If you acquaint a white lie, you say article which is untrue, generally in adjustment to assure addition or to abstain abashing someone. I said she looked nice, cerebration it kinder to acquaint a white lie. I accept that this is a case area a little white lie is absolutely added adapted than the truth.Learn more: lie, white

a white ˈlie

a baby or controllable lie that you acquaint to abstain affliction somebody: When she asked me if I admired her new dress I had to acquaint a white lie. I anticipation it looked awful, but I couldn’t say so!Learn more: lie, white

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