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Be economical with the truth


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Be economical with the truth - It means that you are not honest with the truth, and that you are trying to hide something. Well, moreover, this is a really humorous idiom because being economical means to be less indulged in spending money.



Sample Usage

1. Please do not try to be economical with the truth, tell me the truth.
2. I know that you are being economical with the truth but I want you to speak out the real thing and full thing.
3. She knows that you were trying to be economical with the truth but now she has discovered the whole thing.


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