tell sb a fib
61mislead — mis·lead /mis lēd/ vb led / led/, lead·ing vt: to lead into a mistaken action or belief: to cause to have a false impression vi: to create a false impression compare deceive Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …
62romance — Synonyms and related words: Marchen, Western, Western story, Westerner, adulterous affair, adultery, adventure, adventure story, affair, allegorize, allegory, amor, amour, apologue, apparition, autism, autistic thinking, balderdash, bedtime story …
63Falsehood — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Falsehood >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 falsehood falsehood falseness Sgm: N 1 falsity falsity falsification Sgm: N 1 deception deception &c. 545 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm …
64straight\ face — noun A face that is not laughing or smiling. Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face. It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face. When Bob fell into …
65palter — v 1. lie, stretch the truth, prevaricate, fib, Inf. talk through one s hat, Inf. tell the big lie, Inf. speak with forked tongue; mince words, not tell the whole truth or story; equivocate, quibble, Sl. waffle, fudge, beat around or about the… …
66prevaricate — v 1. lie, equivocate, stretch the truth, be untruthful, be a liar, Inf. tell a story, deviate from the truth; fib, euphemize, shilly shally, evade, sidestep; dodge, fence, hedge, beat about the bush; elude, shy, weasel, be evasive, evade the… …
67story — I. /ˈstɔri / (say stawree) noun (plural stories) 1. a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, instruct, or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale. 2. a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel. 3 …
68lie — lie1 [lī] vi. lay, lain, lying [ME lien < 2d & 3d pers. sing. of earlier liggen < OE licgan, to lie, akin to Ger liegen < IE base * legh , to lie, lay oneself down > L lectus & Gr lēchos, bed, lōchos, lair] 1. to be or put oneself in… …
69Story — Sto ry, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L. historia. See {History}.] 1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. [1913 Webster] One malcontent who did indeed… …
70Ralph Klein — Infobox President name = Ralph Phillip Klein caption = order = 12th office = Premier of Alberta term start = December 14, 1992 term end = December 14, 2006 predecessor = Don Getty successor = Ed Stelmach office1 = Member of the Legislative… …
