The meeting is at ten, wait, I tell a lie, it is at eleven.
I tell a lie
idiomI am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.
I thought I left my keys on the table, but I tell a lie, they are actually in my coat pocket.
He claimed the train departed at noon, but then, I tell a lie, he checked the schedule and realized it had already left an hour ago.
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don't tell me
Used to introduce a guess at a fact or situation, as if forestalling the other speaker's utterance.
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give the lie
To respond to an insult, accusation, or falsehood by saying the offender is lying, particularly in the context of provoking a challenge to a duel.
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give the lie to
To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.
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I can tell you
Emphasises the truth of a statement.
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I can't lie
To be honest, frankly, honestly.
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I tell you
Synonym of I can tell you.
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I'll tell you
Synonym of I can tell you.
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kiss and tell
To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.