big lie
The policy or practice of insistently making a false claim which is so emphatic and…The policy or practice of insistently making a false claim which is so emphatic and grandiose that listeners and readers will reckon that the claim must be true because no one would dare to fabricate something so forceful and extravagant; a false claim produced by the application of this policy or practice.
» It was all a big lie.
Alles war eine große Lüge.
Це все було однією великою брехнею.
Meaning
1 sensesThe policy or practice of insistently making a false claim which is so emphatic and grandiose that listeners and readers will reckon that the claim must be true because no one would dare to fabricate something so forceful and extravagant; a false claim produced by the application of this policy or practice.
Examples
16 sentencesIt was all a big lie.
Це все було однією великою брехнею. — deniko
deAlles war eine große Lüge. — Notchy
Our biggest challenge may lie ahead.
What Tom said was just a big lie.
That's a big lie.
ruЭто большая ложь. — odexed
That's a big fat lie.
ruЭто наглая ложь. — sharptoothed
Origin
Reportedly from a remark by Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf, that a big lie is more likely to bReportedly from a remark by Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf, that a big lie is more likely to be believed than a small lie.
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