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little white lie

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little white lie
Fig. a small, usually harmless lie; a fib. Every little white lie you tell is still a lie and it is still meant to mislead people.
See also: lie, little, white
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But the rangers will also tell some little white lies and it's up to visitors to spot what is false and what is true.
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But I think the other 34% of parents surveyed might be telling their own little white lie about telling white lies.
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