no lying

Speak only truth

No lying is an imperative phrase demanding truthfulness, often used to establish ground rules for a conversation or game: No lying—tell me what really happened.

It can also express surprised disbelief when someone shares unexpected news, similar to "no kidding" or "seriously?": You got the job? No lying!

Opposites
commitment to truth vs. deception

no lyingpathological lying

Compulsive, repetitive fabrication of falsehoods

duplicity · mendacity · fabrication · dissembling

permission to deceive

no lyingno rules

anything goes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G