It was a blatant lie.

那是个赤裸裸的谎言。

《牛津词典》

That was a blatant lie.

那是公然撒谎。

youdao

We all learn to lie at such a young age: every parent will recognise the moment where a child first puts their hand to their mouth before stating a blatant lie.

我们都学会在很小时候就开始撒谎：而当孩子在撒弥天大谎前先把手碰触嘴前，每个家长都会识破。

youdao

To tell you I had expected this level of physical prowess when I signed up to write this story would be a blatant lie.

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