| 单词 | economical with the truth |
| 释义 | economical with the truthavoidingstatingthetruefactsabout asituation, orlyingabout it 隐瞒真相；撒谎；不完全说出真相Lies, lying & hypocrisy
Examplesofeconomical with the trutheconomical with the truth Examples areeconomicalwiththetruth, kick the bucket, powder one's nose, and spend more time with one's family. From theCambridge English Corpus However, as we shall see, the veteran journalist was being more than just a littleeconomicalwiththetruth. From theCambridge English Corpus He may beeconomicalwiththetruthoccasionally, but clearly he is not a liar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As usual, procrastination, coupled with their policy of being "economicalwiththetruth", was the order of the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the face of it, that is a factual statement, but it is, to say the least, extremelyeconomicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That phrase surely ranks in the lexicon of euphemisms, along with "economicalwiththetruth". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am grateful to have the opportunity to flag up the dangers involved when our own politicians areeconomicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They may conceal it at times and certainly they are ofteneconomicalwiththetruth, which appears to be an ongoing issue for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Eventually, bit by bit the truth came out and it was seen that they had beeneconomicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not a classic case of beingeconomicalwiththetruth? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It must be said that he waseconomicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is, to say the least,economicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is being rathereconomicalwiththetruth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt it will pass into the lexicon of memorable phrases, together with being "economicalwiththetruth". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The quotation "economicalwiththetruth" has done great damage to the reputation of the civil service, because people remember it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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