poniedziałek, 26 kwietnia 2010

Kłamstwa, kłamstefka i nieprawdki

weasel words 
something that someone says either to avoid answering a question clearly or to make someone believe something that is not true
talk the talk ... walk the walk
If you say that someone talks the talk but does not walk the walk, you mean that they do not act in a way that agrees with the things they say.
stretch the truth
to say something which is not completely honest in order to make someone or something seem better than it really is
take sb in 
to cause someone to believe something which is not true, or to trick or deceive someone
sleaze factor 
a part of a situation, especially a political one, which shows a low standard of morality
skulduggery 
secret and dishonest behavior
put sth about/around 
to tell a lot of people something that is not true
mythologize 
to create a false picture of a situation
mendacity noun 
the act of not telling the truth
make sth up 
to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive
Look who's talking! 
You're a fine one to talk! , also You can/can't talk! , US also You should talk!
something you say when someone criticizes you for something that they do themselves
I'm lazy? You're a fine one to talk!
live a lie
to live in a way that is dishonest because you are pretending to be something that you are not, to yourself or to other people
lie through your teeth 
to tell someone something which you know is completely false
It takes a thief to catch a thief. 
used to mean that one dishonest person can guess what another dishonest person might do
flim flam noun 
talk that is confusing and intended to deceive
feed sb a line 
to tell someone something that is not completely true, often as an excuse
economical with the truth 
avoiding stating the true facts about a situation, or lying about it
bad faith 
dishonest or unacceptable behavior

charade 
 [C] an act or event which is clearly false
concoct
to invent an excuse, explanation or story in order to deceive someone
falsehood noun 
 [U] lying
fabricate verb 
to invent or produce something false in order to deceive
flannel verb 
to use a lot of words to avoid telling the truth or answering a question, often in order to deceive
hogwash noun 
nonsense, or words which are intended to deceive
sharp practice 
a way of behaving, in business, that is dishonest but not illegal
snow 
 [T] US informal to deceive or trick someone by clever talk or by giving them a lot of information
She's always snowing the bosses with statistics
nawet snow :|

3 komentarze:

  1. Nie undervaljuj mojej twórczości. Nieważne w jak wielkim stopniu jest to kompilacja, liczy się przekaz:)

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  2. Już będę pamiętał na przyszłość!

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