Английский словарь американских идиом - white lie
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White lie
white lie
{n. phr.} An innocent social excuse. * /I am too busy to go to their house for dinner tonight. I will call them and tell a little white lie about having the flu./ WHITE SALE {n.} The selling, especially at lower prices, of goods or clothing usually made of white cloth. * /Mother always buys many things at the January white sale to save money./
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(white lies) If you refer to an untrue statement as a white lie, you mean that it is made to avoid hurting someone’s feelings or to avoid trouble, and not for an evil purpose. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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