long ways, long lies

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋ ˌweɪz ˈlɒŋ ˌlaɪz/

Proverb

long ways, long lies

1. Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.

Translations

someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted

• Catalan: de llunyes terres, moltes mentides
• Dutch: wie verre reizen doet, kan veel verhalen
• Finnish: syrjäisistä paikoista on helppo valehdella
• French: a beau mentir qui vient de loin (fr)
• German: wenn einer eine Reise tut, dann kann er was erzählen
• Hungarian: messziről jött ember azt mond, amit akar
• Polish: osoba z dalekiego miejsca może kłamać bezpiecznie
• Portuguese: de longas vias, longas mentiras
• Russian: до́бро тому́ врать, кто за мо́рем быва́л (dóbro tomú vratʹ, kto za mórem byvál)
• Spanish: de luengas tierras, luengas mentiras

See also

• a lie has no legs
• traveller's tale