Examples are economical with the truth, kick the bucket, powder one's nose, and spend more time with one's family.
However, as we shall see, the veteran journalist was being more than just a little economical with the truth.
He may be economical with the truth occasionally, but clearly he is not a liar.
As usual, procrastination, coupled with their policy of being "economical with the truth", was the order of the day.
On the face of it, that is a factual statement, but it is, to say the least, extremely economical with the truth.
That phrase surely ranks in the lexicon of euphemisms, along with "economical with the truth".
I am grateful to have the opportunity to flag up the dangers involved when our own politicians are economical with the truth.
They may conceal it at times and certainly they are often economical with the truth, which appears to be an ongoing issue for them.
