bend the truth | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tochangeorleave outcertainfactsof astoryorsituation, generally in order toelicita specificresponsein theaudience.In relating the story to Julie, he decided tobend the truthjust enough to make her think he had really been in danger.1991May 24, Larry Kahhan, “Gun-control groups shouldn't hail Brady Bill too early”, inAtlanta Journal Constitution, Letters to the Editor:In his warped attempt tobend the truthcompletely out of shape, ....1995February 23, “Letters to the Post”, inDenver Post, Denver & the West, pageB-06:In a Feb. 5 column, Dottie Lamm seemed quite happy tobend the truthin all directions2001,Tom Clancy,The Bear and the Dragon:KGB had always been on the lookout for hard facts, but then reported those facts to people besotted with a dream, who thenbent the truthin the service of that dream. When the truth had finally broken through, the dream had suddenly evaporated like a cloud of steam in a high wind, and reality had poured in like the flood following the breakup of an icebound river in springtime.

Examples:

EN: I might have to bend the truth here and there, but I'll get a performance out of him.
ES: Puede que evite la verdad, pero le sacaré el actor que lleva dentro.
EN: So, why not bend the truth a little bit?
ES: ¿Por qué no distorsionar la verdad un poco?
EN: I think these humans bend the truth because this is a difficult place to live.
ES: Creo que los humanos tuercen la verdad porque... este es un lugar difícil para vivir.
EN: If you bend the truth, or I think you're bending the truth, I'll kill you.
ES: Si te desvías de la verdad, o yo creo que lo haces... te mataré.
EN: You bend the truth into whatever shape suits you.
ES: Tergiversa la verdad como más le conviene.
EN: (Lying to bend the truth)
ES: (Intentando desviar la verdad)
EN: (Trying to bend the truth)
ES: (intentando desviar la verdad)
EN: Sometimes we're forced to bend the truth, transform it, because we're faced with things that are not of our own making.
ES: A veces, nos vemos obligados a torcer la verdad transformarla porque nos enfrentamos con cosas que no son culpa nuestra.
EN: Seven figures if you're willing to bend the truth a little.
ES: 7 dígitos si estás dispuesto a apretar un poco.
EN: We all tend to bend the truth just a little.
ES: Créeme. Lo sabemos.
EN: We can bend the truth a little.
ES: Podemos torcer la verdad un poquito.
EN: - No, it means I supply you with historical facts and you bend the truth to make a profit.
ES: - No, porque te doy hechos históricos, y tu amoldas la verdad para sacar ganancia.
EN: You know, I think in these situations it's okay to bend the truth just a little bit.
ES: En ocasiones como ésta, está bien cambiar un poco la verdad.
EN: I don't try to bend the truth.
ES: No trato de forzar la realidad.
EN: I've {\*been known to }already bend the truth.
ES: - Alguna vez modifiqué la verdad.

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