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sometimes white lies may be justified; the end justifies the means

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嘘も方便

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嘘も方便

Hiragana
うそもほうべん
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Japanese Meaning
目的のためには多少の嘘や偽りも許されるとする考え方や、そのような状況を表す表現。 / 人を傷つけないため、物事を円滑に進めるためなどの理由でつく無害な嘘(=方便としての嘘)を肯定的・容認的に捉える言い回し。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ときには人をきずつけないためにほんとうでないことを言ってもよいという考え
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She thought that sometimes white lies may be justified, and hid the truth to avoid hurting his feelings.

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sometimes white lies may be justified; the end justifies the means

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