little white lie



little white lie

Fig. a small, usually harmless lie; a fib. Every little white lie you tell is still a lie and it is still meant to mislead people.
See also: lie, little, white

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rosabel-English (Rare)
Llora-Catalan
Gyda-Danish
Koraljka-Croatian
Manyara-Southern African, Shona
Bernardbər-NAHRD (English), BUR-nərd (English), ber-NAHR (French), BER-nahrt (Polish, Croatian)English, French, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Ancient Germanic