Most of us would do almost anything too keep a close friend from trouble. After all, that's the space friendship occupies. Parents protect, teachers educate and friends make all of that more fun. Sometimes though, you have to toe the line and tell an innocent lie here and there to keep them from getting a tongue lashing by their teachers or to save them the trouble of explaining where they were to their parents. Every true friend has said at least one of these lies!

3. "Haan mere saath hi hai aunty!"

Yeah right. While they're a million kilometres away doing something unprintable.

4. "Of course he loves you yaar!"

You can count the number of Indian girlfriends who have heard this from their BF's BFF.