Notes

to deceive
to tell a fib - to tell a small lie that does not cause any harm
to tell a white lie - ложь во благо
to cheat on smb - If you care about him, why would you cheat on him?
to lie through teeth - to tell someone something that you know is completely false (He asked me how old I was and, lying through my teeth, I said "29").
to lie in throat - ?
to brazen out - начисто отрицать свою вину- to act confidently and not admit that a problem exists - (I decided to brazen it out and hoped they wouldn't notice the scratch on the car.)
to be economical with the truth - shall we say, economical with the truth (он говорил, по меньшей мере, не всю правду)
to dance around the truth - вокруг да около
to bend the truth - You know, I think in these situations it's okay to bend the truth just a little bit (приукрасить действительность)
to pull the wool over somebody’s eyes - to deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering something
to commit perjury - лжествидетельтсво
to carry out a .hoax - обман, розогрыш
to delude oneself - He's deluding himself if he thinks he's going to be promoted this year (обманывать)
a habitual liar - (хронический лжец)
a barefaced liar - That's a barefaced lie! (наглый лжец/неприкрытая ложь) - not showing any shame about, or trying to hide, your bad behaviour
a whole pack of lies - ??
to talk big - хвастать
tawdry truth - looking bright and attractive but in fact cheap and of low quality (безвускный - дешевый шик)


To tell truth
to tell a home truth - горбкая правда
to tell a blunt truth
to tell the truth flat out
to speak the truth and shame the devil
a grain of truth - крупица правды