be economical with the truth

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be economical with the truth (humorous)

to not be completely honest about something He was economical with the truth - he gave her a censored account of what was discussed.

See also: economical, truth

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IT DOESN'T pay to be economical with the truth on any kind of financial application. RECORD money: The fraud one out by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) But recent press reports have quoted some of her family and former friends as suggesting she can be economical with the truth - and that she changes details depending upon circumstances. Letter: The BIG issue - He Wossn't cruel by The Mirror (London, England) But the more the electorate expects, the more likely it is that politicians will be economical with the truth. P0LITICIANS ARE LIARS; Startling verdict of a three year research ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			be damned be damned if do and damned if don't be dead and buried be dead from the neck up be dead from the waist down be dead in the water be dead meat be dead on feet be dead to the world be department be done in be done like a dinner be done to death be down in the dumps be down in the mouth be down on like a ton of bricks be down on luck be dressed to kill be dressed up to the nines be dropping like flies be duck soup be duty bound be easy meat be easy on the ear be easy on the eye be economical with the truth be every inch be fair game be far and away the [best etc.] be fed up to the back teeth be few and far between be fighting fit be fighting for life be fighting mad be firing on all cylinders be first among equals be first past the post be fit to be tied be flat broke be flesh and blood be floating on air be flying high be footloose and fancy-free be for be for the asking be for the best be for the birds be for the faint-hearted be for the high jump be for the taking be fresh from			be down on be down on like a ton of bricks be down on luck be down on your uppers be dressed to kill be dressed up to the nines be dropping like flies be drunk be dubious be duck soup be due be due be durable be duty bound be dying be dying be dying be dying be dying for be dying for be dying for be dying for be eager be easy meat be easy on be easy on be easy on be easy on the ear be easy on the eye be economical be economical with the truth be effaced be effective be efficacious be effusive be employed be engaged in be engraved be engraved be engrossed in be entitled to be equivalent be eradicated be erased be erroneous be established be established in be evasive be even be even be even be even with be every inch be evidence of be evident Be Excited About Reading be expecting be expecting be expecting be expecting a baby be expecting a baby

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