I tell a lie

I tell a lie

English

Phrase

I tell a lie

1. (chiefly Britain) I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.

   I travelled there in 1996, no, I tell a lie, in 1997.

Synonyms

• that's not right
• that's not so

Translations

I am mistaken

Czech: kecám, zpět (cs) Estonian: ma valetan Japanese: もとい (motoi)

Portuguese: minto Russian: вру (ru) (vru) Spanish: miento (es)

See also

• I stand corrected