lie to (one)
lie to
1. To tell someone an untruth or falsehood. Don't lie to me—was it you who took the money? He's been lying to his employees for months about the state of the company.
2. Of a sailing vessel, to remain stationary while facing the wind. Make sure the ship lies to during the storm so as not to capsize.
See also: lie
lie to (one)
To tell one an untruth or falsehood. Don't lie to me—was it you who took the money? He's been lying to his employees for months about the state of the company.
See also: lie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lie to someone (about someone or something)
to tell an untruth about someone or something to someone. You wouldn't lie to me about Sarah, would you? I'm not lying to you!
See also: lie
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- lie about
- a polite fiction
- fiction
- lying
- have (someone) going
- have going
- lie through one's teeth, to
- lie through teeth
- lie through (one's) teeth
- lie through one's teeth