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Stupidboy Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

a white lie by and large

could you tell me the meaning of the two phrases "a white lie by and large "in the following sentence?

we already have entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones and this is by and large a healthyprotective development
  

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There are two separate idioms here: by and large and white lie Search yourself for lie and separately for large (or with other keywords in those idioms) They are there.

  • There are two separate idioms here: by and large and white lie Search yourself for lie and separately for large (or with other keywords in those idioms) They are there.
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There are two separate idioms here:
by and large
and
white lie

Search yourself for
lie
and separately for
large
(or wi

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