a beau mentir qui vient de loin
French
Etymology
Literally,
“
it's easy to lie for he who comes from afar
”
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/a bo mɑ̃.tiʁ ki vjɛ̃ də lwɛ̃/
Audio
(
Paris
)
:
(file)
Proverb
a
beau
mentir
qui
vient
de
loin
long ways, long lies