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ask no questions and you'll be told no lies

It is a quote by Charles Dickens that is used to reply to a question with an answer best kept untold.
The quote has been shortened to "ask no questions hear no lies" in modern use by people who do not know the origin of the quote.
Professor: How far along are you with that assignment, Peter?
Peter: Ask no questions and you'll be told no lies, Professor.
Professor: Ah, Charles Dickens. Alright then, we'll just forget about the assignment for now. I will not accept any work given to me after the hand-in date, remember that.

ask no questions hear no lies 

a sarcastic way of saying,"just don't fucking ask."
how was ur date with Lisa?.......ask no questions hear no lies

Ask no questions hear no lies 

A term used by someone with the intent to lie.
Guy: Have you cheated?

Girl: ask no questions hear no lies

Guy: wtf, so you have?

Girl: (says nothing)

Girl: I'm not even sorry

Guy: **heart breaks** again
fat bumble bees dancing on your mum’s cherry pie
wow dessert smells good but the nolies are fucking all over it
nolies by birthgivingbitch March 1, 2018
A term used for climbers and hikers (hippies) surviving primarily off of granola and trail mix.
Dude, there are so many NOLIES roaming these parts.

I wonder what these NOLIES eat back home.
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026