to tell a white lie

Fuente de la expresión
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. 5th ed. DVD-ROM Pearson Education Limited, 2009.
Contexto
It's just a white lie. No real harm done.
I told him his suit looked wonderful, which was a white lie.
I'm sorry I couldn't come. I had a really bad headache -she explained, resorting to a white lie.
Tipo de fuente
dictionary
Autor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. 5th ed. DVD-ROM Pearson Education Limited, 2009.
Título de la fuente
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. 5th ed. DVD-ROM Pearson Education Limited, 2009.
Año
2009
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Estándar
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
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