Định nghĩa của từ lie2

Phát âm từ vựng lie2

lie2noun

Lie2

/laɪ//laɪ/

Nguồn gốc của từ vựng lie2

Word OriginOld English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen.

Ví dụ của từ vựng lie2namespace

Thành ngữ của từ vựng lie2

give the lie to something
(formal)to show that something is not true
  • These new figures give the lie to the belief that unemployment is going down.
    • I tell a lie
    (British English, informal)used to say that something you have just said is not true or correct
  • We first met in 2006, no, I tell a lie, it was 2007.
    • live a lie
    to keep something important about yourself a secret from other people, so that they do not know what you really think, what you are really like, etc.
  • He lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women.
    • a tissue of lies
    (literary)a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies

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