what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

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what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive

释义与例句

phr.
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    When one tells a simple lie, it may become necessary to tell more complex lies, eventually spiraling out of control and leading to the exposure of the deceit.

词源

Attributed to canto 6, stanza 17 in the poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott: "O what a tangled web we weave/ When first we practice to deceive"

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