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
Cathryn	KATH-rin	English
Albina	[æl'bainə]
Souma	so:-mah	Japanese
Mael	-	Breton
Zahra	-	Arabic, Persian
Rebekka	re-BE-kah (German), RE-bek-kah (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Biblical Greek