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I'm telling a lie

I'm telling a lie is the alternative form of I tell a lie.

Meaning of I tell a lie

Phrase

I tell a lie

  1. (UK, idiomatic) I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.
    • I visited Canada in 1996—no, I tell a lie, in 1997.
    Synonyms:
    that's not right, that's not so

Questions about I'm telling a lie

What is I'm telling a lie the alternative form of?
I'm telling a lie is the alternative form of I tell a lie.

Words near I'm telling a lie in the dictionary

  1. I'm single
  2. I'm sorry
  3. I'm sozzy
  4. I'm straight
  5. I'm sure
  6. I'm telling a lie
  7. I'm telling you
  8. I'm thirsty
  9. I'm tired
  10. I'm twenty years old
  11. I'm using tilt controls!

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