I cannot tell a lie

Cultural  

1. Words George Washington spoke as a boy, according to a biographer of Washington. (See Washington and the cherry tree.)

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Example Sentences

In keeping with the President’s Day theme, I cannot tell a lie.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2023

I cannot tell a lie: When I put on that coat, I was the father of our country.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2021

I cannot tell a lie, George Washington has won five in a row.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2017

"I cannot tell a lie," he famously said.

From Slate • May 10, 2012

PHONSIE: Father, I cannot tell a lie, I done it with my little hatchet.

From Writing for Vaudeville by Page, Brett