| 词汇 | fib |
| 释义 | fib Theme: LYING 1. n. a small lie. It was just a little fib. I'm sorry.Is this another one of your fibs? 2. in. to tell a small lie. Stop fibbing and tell me the truth.Did you fib to the teacher? fib (one's) way out of (something)To escape trouble or some predicament by telling lies. John fibbed his way out of a speeding ticket by saying he was rushing to his dying grandmother's hospital bed. ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answerIf one asks a strange or nonsensical question, the listener will probably respond with a similarly strange or nonsensical answer. A: "What the heck are you talking about? All I did was ask if you think I should dress my cat up for Halloween!" B: "Well, ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer!" ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answerAlso, ask a silly question. Your query doesn't deserve a proper answer, as in Am I hungry? ask a stupid question! One authority believes this idiom is a variant of ask me no questions and I'll tell you no fibs, which appeared in Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer (1773) and was frequently repeated thereafter. [Early 1800s] fib(fɪb)1. n. a small lie. It was just a little fib. I’m sorry. 2. in. to tell a small lie. Did you fib to the teacher? |
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