I tell a lie

I tell a lie

What I just said was a mistake or is incorrect. You'll find the answers to these questions on page 347. Oops, I tell a lie, it's actually on page 374.
See also: lie, tell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

I tell a lie

BRITISH
People sometimes say I tell a lie when they have just made a mistake in something that they are saying and immediately correct it. It's in the first scene of the play. I tell a lie, it's actually in the second scene.
See also: lie, tell
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

I tell a lie (or that's a lie)

an expression used to immediately correct yourself when you realize that you have made an incorrect remark. informal
See also: lie, tell
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

I tell a ˈlie

(spoken) used to say that something you have just said is not true or correct: We first met in 1982, no, I tell a lie, it was 1983.
See also: lie, tell
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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