Winston Churchill

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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Winston Churchill

(1874-1965 ) English Prime Minister Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. www.sky-net-eye.com

go halfway

[go halfway] or [go halfway to meet one] or [meet one halfway] {v. phr.} To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pants

[pants] See: [ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS], [CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN], [FANCY PANTS], [FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS], [GET THE LEAD OUT OF ONE'S PANTS], [KICK IN THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fly by the seat of one's pants

[fly by the seat of one's pants] {v. phr.}, {slang} To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. * /Many pilots in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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