Lying Vocabulary
to expose something that has been concealed
reveal
He said, 'I'll be watching TV this evening'
He said that he would be watching TV that evening
I hate marketing strategies that use people's fears and prejudices.
I hate marketing strategies that play on people's fears and prejudices.
I loved her voice
What i loved was her voice
OR
It was her voice that I loved
Adam' decided to keep it to himself ____ the sake ____ his own reputation
Adam' decided to keep it to himself for the sake of his own reputation
report or represent an idea in an untrue, changed way
distort
She asked, 'Who helped you at the exam yesterday?'
She asked who helped me at the exam the previous day (the day before)
While writing his book, he hid for a year at a cabin in the woods.
While writing his book, he holed up for a year at a cabin in the woods.
I've always admired his stamina
It was always his stamina that I've always admired
OR
What I've always admired was his stamina
1) What's the matter _____ Tom?
2) This is a serious matter ______ the police
1) What's the matter with Tom?
2) This is a serious matter for the police
to tell a small, unimportant lie.
fib
He asked, 'Do you know that Jessie is cheating on his girlfriend?'. And added, 'I saw him with Stella last night'
He asked if (whether) I knew that Jessie was cheating on his gf and added that he had seen him with Stella the night before
Henry immediately focused the weakest part of my argument.
Henry immediately zoomed in on the weakest part of my argument.
You have to call the ambulance
What you have to do is call the ambulance
Tom has passed an international exam ____ a view ___ moving abroad
Tom has passed an international exam with a view to moving abroad
to cause someone to believe something that is not true
mislead
USE a REPORTED VERB
'No you may not stay out late tonight', said mum
Mum forbade me to stay out late that night
No one has admitted stealing the money.
No one has owned up to stealing the money.
What made you react like this?
What was it that made you react like this?
He made the first step forward and made it up ____ the expense ____ his own dignity
He made the first step forward and made it up at the expense of his own dignity
to hide an opinion, a feeling, etc.
disguise
USE a REPORTED VERB
- I'll punish you if I learn that you did this!
- No, mum, I didn't break the clock
Mum threatened to punish me if she learned that I had done that but I denied breaking the vase
They were trying to make us believe these shirts were genuine Armani.
They were trying to pass off these shirts as genuine Armani.
When did you get married?
When was it that you got married?
She had been refused an employment ____ account ____ her casual dress
She had been refused an employment on account of her casual dress