Betekenis van:
white lie
white lie
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
Hyperoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- It is a white lie.
- What she told me yesterday is a white lie.
- What he told me yesterday is a white lie.
- She told a white lie out of necessity.
- A lie said to avoid hurting someone's feelings and expectations is called a "white lie."
- As a boy I used to lie on my back and look at white clouds.
- We shouldn't take the white lie too far, remembering that we must never go further - telling big, dangerous lies.
- As a boy, I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at white clouds.
- As a boy I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at the white clouds.
- In some situations, telling a white lie could be used to avoid people to be disappointed or get angry by or with someone.