| 短语 | economical with the truth |
| 释义 | economical with the truth used humorously to say that someone is not telling the truth没说实话〔幽默用法〕 economical with the truth used euphemistically to describe a person or statement that lies or deliberately withholds information 〈婉〉（人或陈述）故意隐瞒真相的, 谎话连篇的。 [ORIGIN: from a statement given in evidence by Sir Robert Armstrong, British cabinet secretary, in the 'Spycatcher' trial （1986）, conducted to prevent publication of a book by a former MI5 employee. The theological phrase economy of truth （i.e. sparing use of truth） has long been in use.] economical with the ˈtrutha way of saying that sb has left out some important facts, when you do not want to say that they are lying没把实话全讲出来（婉指某人隐瞒了一些重要事实） |
| 随便看 |
英语短语词组词典共收录525608条英汉双解短语词组词条，基本涵盖了全部常用短语词组的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。