English Explanatory Dictionary

a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A falsehood may spread widely before it can be counteracted with the truth.

Word forms

a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on

Related words

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