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lie verb to talk US, 1973. ► lie through your teethto lie deliberately UK, 1952
idiomliegive the lie toto prove that something that many people think is true is not true ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:The couple posed for photographers at the show's opening, giving the lie to rumours they'd decided to separate.The success of small shelters for the homeless gives the lie to predictions that they would not be useful.lie in wait (for)1 to hide in a place and wait for someone so that you can attack them:The four masked men intended to lie in wait for Collins and shoot him.Harris is said to have lain in wait and stabbed Ms Linton with a kitchen knife.2 if something unpleasant or difficult lies in wait for you, it will happen to you:We recognize that many disappointments and pitfalls lie in wait for us in our research of UFOs.Shaw will need luck and determination to meet all the challenges lying in wait for him.live a lieto live in a way that makes you feel dishonest and unhappy with yourself because you are behaving as if you believe or feel things that you do not:It was the guilt of living a lie for 30 years that forced Marjorie into confessing her secret love affair.You don't know what it's been like to live a lie every day.nail the lie thatto show that something that many people are thinking and talking about is not true ◆ often used in politics:I would like to nail the lie that Conservatives don't care about nursery education.Somehow we have to nail the lie that the Church is not capable of offering moral guidance any more.a white lielie/tell a lie a lie that is not very important, often one that you tell because you do not want to upset someone:My father doesn't approve of Brenda, so I've told him a tiny little white lie and said that I'll be staying with you for a week or so."I did hold a responsible job in my last post," she said. It wasn't strictly true but her self-esteem needed that little white lie. phraselie[lay, lain, lying]
lie around 1. be lying around/about (sth) informal if something is lying around, someone has left it carelessly in a place where it should not be: They'd left the dirty plates lying around and the wine bottles on the floor. Have you seen my watch lying around anywhere? It's not a good idea to leave so much money lying about the house.2. lie around/about informal to spend your time being lazy and doing very little, especially lying down: My fifteen-year-old son just lies around all day, watching videos. If you enjoy drinking, eating and lying about, this could be the holiday for you.■ SIMILAR TO: laze around, doss about/around BrE informal
lie ahead
lie ahead if a particular situation or problem lies ahead, this is what will happen or what someone will experience in the future: A long hard struggle lies ahead before we can arrive at a diplomatic settlement.+ of I felt very anxious about what lay ahead of me.+ for A great future lies ahead for this talented twenty-three-year-old girl.■ SIMILAR TO: lie before sb
lie back
lie back to move your body backwards from a sitting position until you are lying down or almost lying down: I lay back and closed my eyes to listen to the music.
lie before
lie before sb not passive if something lies before you, you will have to deal with it or you will experience it in the future: A major challenge lies before us. In the past most women accepted without question the life that lay before them.■ SIMILAR TO: lie ahead
lie behind
lie behind sth not passive to be the reason or explanation for a situation, action etc, especially when it is not clear or not generally known: Anna never discussed what lay behind the break-up of her marriage. These statistics are interesting but we need to find out what lies behind them.
lie down
lie down to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest: He felt so tired that he went straight upstairs and lay down on his bed.be lying down (=be in a position in which your body is flat on a surface) Jane was lying down on the floor, doing some exercises.lie-down n singular BrE informal if you have a lie-down, you have a rest on a bed: You don't look very well. Why don't you go and have a lie-down?
lie in 1. lie in BrE to stay in bed in the morning later than usual, in order to have a rest: Don't wake me up tomorrow morning. I'm going to lie in.■ SIMILAR TO: sleep inlie-in n singular BrE informal if you have a lie-in, you stay in bed in the morning for longer than usual in order to have a rest: On Sunday mornings we usually have a lie-in.2. lie in sth not passive if a particular quality lies in something, the quality exists in it or as a result of it: Our company's strength lies in its excellent range of good quality products. The charm of the painting lay in its simplicity.■ SIMILAR TO: reside in formal
lie up
lie up BrE to hide somewhere in order to escape from people who are looking for you: Our men lay up in the woods during the day, expecting to be attacked at any moment. He had to seek shelter - somewhere to lie up and let his wounds heal.■ SIMILAR TO: hide out
lie with
lie with sb not passive if something such as a fault, decision, or responsibility lies with someone, it is their fault, decision, responsibility etc, and they are responsible for dealing with it: The fault lies with the school for not informing the parents that there was a problem. The final decision on the refugees' fate lies with the government. Responsibility for the environment lies with us all.■ SIMILAR TO: rest with
lie low1. To keep oneself or one's plans hidden. 2. To bide one's time but remain ready for action. See:- (little) white lie
- (one) has made (one's) bed and (one) will have to lie in it
- (one) made (one's) bed and (one) has to lie in it
- (one) made (one's) bed and (one) must lie in it
- a lie has no legs
- a pack of lies
- a tissue of lies
- a white lie
- another lie nailed to the counter
- as far as in me lies
- as you make your bed, so you must lie on it
- ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies
- Ask no questions and hear no lies
- bald-faced lie
- barefaced lie
- barefaced lie/liar
- be at the bottom of (something)
- be/lie at the bottom of something
- big lie
- bold-faced lie
- couldn't lie straight in bed
- find out how the land lies
- give the lie to
- give the lie to (something)
- give the lie to something
- give the lie to, to
- Half the truth is often a whole lie
- hang heavy
- hang/lie heavy
- have made your bed and have to lie on it
- how the land lies
- how the wind lies
- I tell a lie
- if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
- if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas
- in state
- in store
- lay a hand on (one)
- lay bare (something)
- lay of the land, the
- lay the ghost of (something) to rest
- lay/lie of the land, the
- let (something) lie
- let sleeping dogs lie
- let something lie
- lie
- lie (one's) way into (something or some place)
- lie (one's) way out of (something)
- lie about
- lie ahead of
- lie ahead of (someone or something)
- lie alongside
- lie alongside (someone or something)
- lie around
- lie at (one's) door
- lie at anchor
- lie at death's door
- lie at somebody's door
- lie at the bottom of (something)
- lie back
- lie back and think of England
- lie before (someone or something)
- lie behind
- lie behind (someone or something)
- lie beyond
- lie doggo
- lie down
- lie down and die
- lie down on
- lie down on (someone or something)
- lie down on the job
- lie down under
- lie down under (something)
- lie fallow
- lie heavy
- lie in
- lie in ruins
- lie in state
- lie in store
- lie in wait
- lie in wait (for), to
- lie like a rug
- lie like a tombstone
- lie like a trooper
- lie low
- lie low and sing small
- lie low, to
- lie out
- lie through (one's) teeth
- lie through one's teeth
- lie through one's teeth, to
- lie through teeth
- lie through your teeth
- lie to
- lie to (one)
- lie with
- lie with (one)
- lie within
- lie your way into/out of something
- little white lie
- live a lie
- make one's bed and lie in it
- nail a lie
- nail a/the lie
- no lie
- No lie!
- No lie?
- on
- on guard
- pack of lies
- pack of lies, a
- put the lie to
- put the lie to (something)
- see how the land lies
- see, etc. how the land lies
- tell a (little) white lie
- that ain't no lie
- that way lies madness
- that way madness lies
- the big lie
- the cake is a lie
- the lay of the land
- the lie of the land
- there is/lies the rub
- there(in) lies the rub
- thereby hangs a tale
- thereby hangs lies a tale
- thereby lies a tale
- therein lies (something)
- therein lies...
- there's the rub
- time hangs/lies heavy
- tissue of lies
- Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
- which way the wind lies
- white lie
- white lie, a
- you have made your bed and must lie in it
- you've made your bed, now lie in it
- you've made your bed, now lie on it
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