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Idiom

I can't lie

Meaning

To be honest, frankly, honestly.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I can't lie, I really love this song.”

“I can't lie, the interview was much harder than I expected it to be.”

“I can't lie, the prospect of moving to a new city feels both terrifying and incredibly exciting at the same time.”

Examples

simple

“I can't lie, I really love this song.”

contextual

“I can't lie, the interview was much harder than I expected it to be.”

complex

“I can't lie, the prospect of moving to a new city feels both terrifying and incredibly exciting at the same time.”

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