The phrase "a nice lie" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a lie that is considered pleasant or harmless, often in a context where the truth might be too harsh or unpleasant.
Example: "Sometimes, a nice lie can spare someone's feelings, like telling them their cooking is great even if it's not."
Alternatives: "a pleasant falsehood" or "a sweet deception".
2.45pm: They may be Harrington fans, but the gaggle of Irishmen who Greg Norman tried to take out with his drive have actually helped the Australian - the grass they've trampled has provided him with a nice lie.
The lawyers must still be having a nice lie down after watching".
In an oh-by-the-way manner he convincingly stated that there was in fact no Santa Claus and that they whole thing was... sort of a nice lie.
Take along a bike, scooter, skateboard, whatever pleases the kids really, or enjoy a nice walk along the trails, maybe listen to the forest awaken between 6am and 8am, or if the kids want a nice lie in then any time will do, after all, it's the cheap day out that counts!
Any more guests and you'll need two birds, probably two ovens and a nice lie-down afterwards in a darkened room.
Your ideal date for family separation is 27 December with plenty of hugs and kisses and then a nice lie-down in a darkened room to process the full joy and horror of what just happened.
68 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 8th, +33 1 45 62 54 10, le68guymartin.com Open daily 10am-11.30am for breakfast Tipping its hat at the great American all-day breakfast, this snug little place in the trendy 10th assumes you'll have a nice lie-in: it doesn't open until 10am.
The captain's cocktail party at 7 30 is held in the Top Hat Lounge, a Rat Pack-era nightclub with banquettes (a lot of the passengers are Rat Pack-era, too), but the ship is rocking and rolling so I leave early and have a nice lie-down and don't get up till morning.
As long as you can have a nice lie-in or go to the pub for an extra hour, who cares if your children are staring at the wall every night trying not to wake the house up with their choking tears?
It is easy to cheat: you can move your ball to a nicer lie when no one is watching.
