I tell a lie

English

Phrase

I tell a lie

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

   I visited Canada 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)
• Polish: pomyliłem się
• Portuguese: minto
• Russian: вру (ru) (vru)
• Spanish: miento (es)

See also

• I stand corrected