What am I going to give you for your birthday? Ask no questions and hear no lies.
•Maybe I like Greg, and maybe I don't. Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ask no questions and hear no lies — 1773 GOLDSMITH She stoops to Conquer III. 51 Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no fibs. 1818 SCOTT Heart of Midlothian I. ix. If ye’ll ask nae questions, I’ll tell ye nae lees. 1900 H. LAWSON Over Sliprails 135 ‘Where did you buy the steer,… … Proverbs new dictionary
hear — see hear all, see all, say nowt, tak’ all, keep all, gie nowt, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen ask no questions and hear no lies believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see there’s none so deaf as those who… … Proverbs new dictionary
ask — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer ask no questions and hear no lies if you want something done, ask a busy person … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
inquiry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Search for information Nouns 1. inquiry, enquiry; question, request; search, research, quest, pursuit; examination, test, intelligence test; review, scrutiny, investigation, inspection, probe; trial,… … English dictionary for students
PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DISPUTATIONS AND POLEMICS — in the pagan environment the christian environment and mission dialogue with tryphon celsus in the christian and muslim medieval milieu gregory of tours and priscus gilbert crispin christian religious drama chronicle of ahimaaz 12TH CENTURY in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Knights and Knaves — is a type of logic puzzle devised by Raymond Smullyan.On a fictional island, all inhabitants are either knights, who always tell the truth, or knaves, who always lie. The puzzles involve a visitor to the island who meets small groups of… … Wikipedia
question — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer ask no questions and hear no lies a civil question deserves a civil answer fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer there are two sides to every question … Proverbs new dictionary
falsehood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of honesty Nouns 1. falsehood, falseness, dishonesty; falsity, falsification; deception, untruth; lying, misrepresentation, disinformation, plausible denial; mendacity, perjury, forgery, invention,… … English dictionary for students
Land of the Lost (1974 TV series) geography and technology — Land of the Lost was a 1974 1976 TV series presenting the adventures of the Marshall family (including Will and Holly and their father Rick, later replaced by their uncle Jack). The Marshalls become trapped in a pocket universe populated by… … Wikipedia
