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# bending the truth

phrase (verb phrase: bend the truth, bends, bent, bending)

«bending the truth» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism) telling a lie, or saying something not quite true.

### In the lessons

Everyday; all regions; a soft way to say someone lied.

### Examples

- He was bending the truth when he said he'd done his homework.
- Politicians are often accused of bending the truth.
- I may have bent the truth a little about my age.
- Mum: «Are you bending the truth?»
- Bending the truth can get you in trouble.
- News: «The advert was accused of bending the truth about the price.»

### Note

Stands for «lying». Not about bending anything. Past: bent the truth.