Pamela Meyer – Liespotting

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1. A liespotter a. A small involuntary movement

2. Go the extra mile b. An obvious sign of guilt
3. “Gotcha!” c. A fussy/picky person
4. Nitpicky d. Make an extra special effort
5. Twitch e. The story becomes more
interesting
6. Flare your nostrils f. A one last drink before bed
7. Tough love g. To become something very
quickly
8. Con man h. To trick sb
9. The crux (of the i. Unmarried
issue)
10. A white lie j. Something you say when you
catch someone doing something
bad
11. The plot thickens k. Someone who is good at
identifying liars
12. bluff l. to pay someone compliments
because you want something
13. Flattery/to flatter m. To move to try to escape.
14. A breadwinner n. An unimportant dishonesty
15. A telltale sign o. A gesture saying “I don’t know”
16. A dead giveaway p. To talk informally
17. Chatter q. A decisive point
18. Squirm r. A dishonest person who tries to
trick people.
19. Shrug (your s. When something escapes
shoulders) accidently
20. dupe somebody t. to be cruel to someone to teach
them something
21. out of wedlock u. to pretend/threaten to do
something to manipulate another
person
22. leak v. to expand your nose
23. become something w. a person who supports a family
overnight financially
24. nightcap x. an involuntary revelation