Explore Arabic traditional proverbsReviewed 2026-09-27
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Save your tall tales for people who don’t know you.
- Literal wording
Go away among strangers, and lie.
- Meaning and lesson
False claims about oneself are harder to sustain around people who know the truth.
- When it is used
Used to puncture someone’s self-praise when the listeners know the person well enough to see through it.
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- Colloquial
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