fib (one's) way out of (something)



fib (one's) way out of (something)

To escape trouble or some predicament by telling lies. John fibbed his way out of a speeding ticket by saying he was rushing to his dying grandmother's hospital bed.
See also: fib, of, out, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fatmir-Albanian
IngeborgING-e-bawrk (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Inmaculada-Spanish
RexREKSEnglish
Baal[bal]
Deiniol-Welsh