be economical with the truth

To be deceitful; to lie. I wouldn't trust him—everyone says he's economical with the truth. When I walked into a house full of teenagers, I knew that my kids had been economical with the truth when they said they'd only invite a few friends over.

be economical with the truth

(humorous)

to not be completely honest about something He was economical with the truth - he gave her a censored account of what was discussed.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Murielle	muy-ree-EL	French
Heike	HIE-kə (Low German, Dutch)	Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Tuomo	TOO-o-mo	Finnish
Thaddaios	-	Biblical Greek
Julia	JOO-lee-ə (English), YOO-lee-ah (German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish), HOO-lyah (Spanish), YUWL-yah (Polish), YOO-lee-yah (Russian), YOO:-lee-ah (Ancient Roman)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, An
Selma	SEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic