outright lie

collocation in English

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outright
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊt.raɪt/us
/ˈaʊt.raɪt/
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lie
noun[C]
uk
/laɪ/us
/laɪ/
something you say that you know is ...
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(Definition ofoutrightandliefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Sometimes children are coached to repeat scripts to the interviewer oroutrightlie.
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The circularity of the rhetoric, even more than theoutrightlie(that he is "no end of a big chief at home"), signals the disconnection of this speech from reality.
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But they equally do not like telling lies, and they will twist and turn in order to avoid anoutrightlie.
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That is anoutrightlie.
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But it was soon interpreted or taken up as a euphemism for anoutrightlie.
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He called the episode outrageous distortion and anoutrightlie, as well as dangerous and irresponsible.
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He condemned in particular the most radical form of mental reservation ("stricte mentalis") which authorised deception without anoutrightlie.
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This is anoutrightlie.
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But much of his historical information was at best contradictory, and at worse outright lies.
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What was so incredibly appalling and shocking is how she printed outright lies about my movie.
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Then he argued that the allegations were exaggerated semi-truths or outright lies.
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Both sides have accused the other of distortions and outright lies.
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The deformation of reality now relies more on the numerous half-truths that slip through unchallenged than on outright lies.
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Answers can be dead honest truths or outright lies.
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In addition, anti-royalists "libellists" printed stories and articles that attacked the royal family and their courtiers with exaggerations, fictitious events and outright lies.
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Lyrically, every song deals in some way with the issue of truth - focusing more on half-truths than outright lies.
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The messages are often outright lies, intended to incite concern or fear in the potential customer.
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His fantastic accounts are in fact, outright lies, or whoppers.
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Wagner called the book a disgraceful piece of gossip-mongering, filled with distortions and outright lies that no sensible person will take seriously.
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Smears often consist of ad hominem attacks in the form of unverifiable rumors and distortions, half-truths, or even outright lies; smear campaigns are often propagated by gossip magazines.
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