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View synonyms for white lie
white lie
noun
- a minor, polite, or harmless lie; fib.
white lie
noun
- a minor or unimportant lie, esp one uttered in the interests of tact or politeness
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An untruth told to spare feelings or from politeness, as in She asked if I liked her dress, and of course I told a white lie . This term uses white in the sense of “harmless.” [First half of 1700s]Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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