I tell a lie
idiom
British, informal
—used to correct something one has just said
I saw him just yesterday. No, I tell a lie. It was two days ago.
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“I tell a lie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/I%20tell%20a%20lie. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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