tell sb a fib
11fib — I UK [fɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms fib : singular fib plural fibs informal a lie about something that is not important II UK [fɪb] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms fib : present tense I/you/we/they fib he/she/it fibs present… …
12fib — [[t]fɪb[/t]] n. v. fibbed, fib•bing 1) a small or trivial lie 2) to tell a fib • Etymology: 1560–70; fibble fable nonsense fib′ber, fib′ster, n …
13fib — I. /fɪb / (say fib) Colloquial –noun 1. a trivial falsehood. –verb (i) (fibbed, fibbing) 2. to tell a fib. {shortened form of fibble fable, reduplication of fable} II. /fɪb / (say fib) verb (t) (fibbed, fibbing) …
14fib|ber — fib1 «fihb», noun, verb, fibbed, fib|bing. –n. a lie about some small matter: »Ask me no questions, and I ll tell you no fibs (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under lie1. (Cf. ↑lie) –v.i …
15fib — 1. noun a) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential. Youve been telling fibs again, havent you? b) Short form of fibula. 2. verb To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially. Syn: tell a fib, tell …
16fib — noun VERB + FIB ▪ tell ▪ Don t tell fibs! …
17fib — fibber, fibster, n. /fib/, n., v., fibbed, fibbing. n. 1. a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood. v.i. 2. to tell a fib. [1560 70; short for fibble fable nonsense, gradational compound based on FABLE] Syn. 1. See falsehood. * * * …
18tell — verb 1 give sb information ADVERB ▪ bluntly, curtly, flatly ▪ She told me bluntly it was my own fault. ▪ gravely, seriously ▪ smugly …
19fib — I. noun Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from fable Date: 1611 a trivial or childish lie II. intransitive verb (fibbed; fibbing) Date: 1675 to tell a fib Synonyms: see lie • fibber noun …
20fib — noun a trivial lie. verb (fibs, fibbing, fibbed) tell a fib. Derivatives fibber noun Origin C16: perh. a shortening of obs. fible fable nonsense , reduplication of fable …
