English / proverb
A Lie Can Run Around the World Before the Truth Can Get Its Boots on
MEANING IN ENGLISH
False rumors spread rapidly across vast distances long before factual truth can catch up and clarify things.
In context
01
When malicious gossip circulated online, the calm leader smiled, knowing that a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on.
02
In our fast-paced media era, a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on, so we must anchor ourselves in quiet truth.
Synonyms
rumors travel fast,falsehood spreads quickly,gossip outpaces facts
Antonyms
truth prevails immediately,honesty spreads faster
Collocations
prove that a lie can run around the world,warned that a lie can run around the world,as a lie can run around the world