Sure, if we outright lie, cheat, steal, and fail to keep our word, others will consider us untrustworthy.
There have always been people who outright lie by borrowing an address from a friend or relative to get their children into a school.
He did not outright lie about Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction, but he misled the country about what was known and not known.
During the time he spent with Mr. Trump, he said, the businessman would regularly exaggerate or outright lie to get the upper hand.
While some lawyers offer rewards for leads, others outright lie.
Job candidates often like to fluff up their experience, and sometimes they even outright lie about their abilities.
Politicians of both parties shade the truth, cherry-pick statistics, and sometimes outright lie.
Fib, puffery, white lie, misinformation, half-truth, fairy tale, or just outright lie?
"Some are personal tales, and sometimes I just outright lie!" Yamamoto says she enjoys telling "Funny Little Woman" because of the unexpected twists.
The worst thing you can do to someone in such a fragile state is outright lie.
While you want to structure your answers so that your best, most qualified aspects take center stage, you don't want to deceive or outright lie.
