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honesty is the best policy

proverb Telling the truth is always the best course of action, even when being dishonest would be easier or more useful. I think you should just explain what happened, rather than trying to cover your tracks. Honesty is the best policy, after all. Secrets like that will always find their way to the surface, so honesty is definitely the best policy.
See also: honesty, policy

policy of pin pricks

A government policy that is regarded as particularly petty. The phrase was first applied to tense relations between England and France at the end of the 19th century. How long do we have to suffer under this policy of pin pricks before they finally repeal it?
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Honesty is the best policy.

Prov. You should always tell the truth, even when it seems as if it would be useful to tell a lie. Jill: I borrowed Jane's white blouse without asking her, and then I spilled tomato sauce on it. Should I tell her what happened, or should I just put the blouse back in her closet and hope she won't notice? Jane: Honesty is the best policy.
See also: honesty, policy
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In cases in which (1) coverage is clearly provided under the primary policy, and (2) coverage is excluded by implication under the excess policy, the issue arises concerning whether the excess policy was written on a follow form basis.
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The court thus concluded that strictly interpreting the time limitation in the policy under such circumstances would lead to an unjust result and would restrict unreasonably the policy's coverage to a small number of disabilities: "Such a very limited and highly technical construction of an insurance contract cannot be foisted onto a layman nor does it make any sense in terms of the risks insured against."
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The equity component over the long run has consistently outperformed inflation." Because of the risk involved and the time needed to mitigate that risk, Raiford does not recommend a variable universal policy for those aged 60 and older.
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The public internet address policy, which makes it possible to track, register, and regularly scan the computers that are accessible from the internet, was also welcomed by the SLs.
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Once we understand the necessity of including a make-up policy in our written policy sheet, the next step is to decide on the specifics.
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Are the terms of coverage ever negotiated, or will the company be forced to accept the carrier's standard form policy language?
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Congress and the Bush administration have not done enough to create a national ocean policy and to strengthen NOAA to the point that it can serve as the lead ocean agency, according to the report card, which gives leaders a D+ in the category of national ocean governance reform.
U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card
These are the ones who transmit and translate the significance of Jewish voting numbers and advise on policy matters during election campaigns in such a way as to marginalize Arab-American voting power.
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In addition, each employee was informed of the purpose of the P policies, consented to be insured and designated P as the policy's beneficiary.
Employer has insurable interest in employees
By bringing these diverse perspectives together in one volume, Kennett has made major contribution to the comparative study of social policy. The book will undoubtedly serve as a major resource for social policy scholars, and the editor is to be commended for taking on what must have been a herculean task.
Patricia Kennett (Ed.), A Handbook of Comparative Social Policy
As a result of the review, I will provide an implementation summary to the USD(AT & L) with recommendations for policy improvements and adjustments to current delegation authority consistent with the management practice reported during the review.
Subject: Acquisition of Services Policy Review
Internationally, career guidance is now higher on the public policy agenda than ever before.
Career guidance policy: an international review
A life settlement turns insurance assets into cash, giving the original policyholder an amount greater than the cash surrender value in exchange for ownership of the policy. This option creates immediate revenue for companies or individuals holding unprofitable or unneeded policies.
Turn unneeded policies into cash: a life settlement can be a better alternative than surrendering a policy
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