Lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth Also, lie through one's teeth. Lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty.
To be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface If she told you exactly the opposite of what she told me, she must be lying in her teeth If something lies in a particular…
See examples of lie used in a sentence. A lie is something that someone says or writes which they know is untrue Who else do you work for?—no one.—that's a lie. i've had enough of your lies. A false statement deliberately presented as being true
Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true Learned his parents had been swindlers and felt his whole childhood had been a lie. Lie the fictional character pinocchio is a common depiction of a liar A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the intention of deceiving or misleading someone
A person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. When you don't tell the truth, you lie You also lie down when you're sleepy and wonder what lies ahead of you. Determining whether a lie has been told or not depends entirely on how one defines lying
So, what is a lie To take something lying down is to accept something bad, such as an insult or unfair treatment, without trying to fight against it She likes to lie in [= sleep in] on saturdays The prisoners had to lie low after their escape
To bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively) To lie oneself out of a difficulty Accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties Idioms lie in one's throat or teeth, to lie grossly or maliciously
