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Old Wives' TaleFalse information, usually erroneous belief, traditional unscientific belief, mythRate it:

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On the Horns of a DilemmaHaving to decide between two things, faced with the decision making with both the options unfavorableRate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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opiniones falsas animo imbibereto be imbibing false opinions.Rate it:

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opinionibus falsis imbuito be imbibing false opinions.Rate it:

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per errorem labi, or simply labito take a false step.Rate it:

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Play it by EarTo take ones next move when one is already faced with a situation, to devise or improvise thingsRate it:

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Potemkin villageAny false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.Rate it:

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red-facedUsed other than as an idiom. Having a face that is the color red.Rate it:

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ring falseTo seem to be incorrect, or implausible.Rate it:

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ring hollowTo seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.Rate it:

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shot across the bowA warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.Rate it:

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significance levelA measure of how likely it is to draw a false conclusion in a statistical test, when the results are really just random variations.Rate it:

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speak too soonTo make a premature assumption which is later proven falseRate it:

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spes me frustraturhope has played me false.Rate it:

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stick to one's gunsTo maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition.Rate it:

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tell talesTo be lying, to be making false claims.Rate it:

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testamentum subicere, supponereto produce a false will.Rate it:

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the cake is a lieThe end you are pursuing is unattainable or misguided; the reward you have been promised is false.Rate it:

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the calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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to be faced downto be finishedRate it:

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to shine someone on. (“i’m just shining you on”)To falsely lead someone on, with a false but true-sounding idea or opinion.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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Two FacedDeceitful and disloyal; wrongRate it:

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two faceddeceitfulRate it:

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un pas de clercA blunder; A false step.Rate it:

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vera cum falsis confundereto confuse true with false.Rate it:

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vera et falsa (a falsis) diiudicareto distinguish true and false.Rate it:

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you could have fooled meWhat you now tell me is true I thought was false, or I nonetheless think is false; I don't believe you.Rate it:

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