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

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英文释义

短语
  1. 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.

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what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive alternative

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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