Both Uses
white lie
in
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
(Edited)
- "You told me it was an IQ test," I said.
"I know, well, that was a white lie," she answered. "It was a test you needed to take to get into the school."p. 12.1white lie = an unimportant lie (told to be helpful) - "So you lied," I said.
"A white lie, but yes. Sorry," she said, trying to smile, but when I didn't smile back, she turned around in her seat and faced forward.p. 12.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(white lie) an unimportant lie (especially one told to be polite or helpful)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)