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It is ironical to try and understand an expression like 'a little white lie'. A lie is a falsehood, white or black or coloured. That which is not the truth cannot be considered half the truth or a 'cover up'. The phrase was probably used by someone to 'clean up' or undo that which was answerable.
The use of 'white' in the expression is an indication that the person who came up with the phrase was also one who knew his vocabulary. The second point to consider is that no lie is 'little'. Little or big, a lie remains a lie.
The earliest use of the phrase could also be the work of someone who is consistently in the news. The reason behind this conclusion is that the media is known to lap up such propaganda and market it over a period of time.
The use was probably meant for a 'cover up' for something that would expose someone in authority to the public scanner. 'A little white lie' is a great way of saying 'It was not meant to cause any deliberate harm. It was simply something that had to be uttered to avoid cynical glare'. No falsehood can be covered up under the garb of such a phrase.
The use of 'white' in the expression is an indication that the person who came up with the phrase was also one who knew his vocabulary. The second point to consider is that no lie is 'little'. Little or big, a lie remains a lie.
The earliest use of the phrase could also be the work of someone who is consistently in the news. The reason behind this conclusion is that the media is known to lap up such propaganda and market it over a period of time.
The use was probably meant for a 'cover up' for something that would expose someone in authority to the public scanner. 'A little white lie' is a great way of saying 'It was not meant to cause any deliberate harm. It was simply something that had to be uttered to avoid cynical glare'. No falsehood can be covered up under the garb of such a phrase.
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