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lie BrE / laɪ /  NAmE / laɪ / Native audio playback is not supported. lie(noun)BrE / laɪ /  NAmE / laɪ / a statement made by somebody knowing that it is not truesee also white liehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/white-lieto tell a lieThe whole story is nothing but a pack of lies.a barefaced lie (= a lie that is deliberate and shocking)to show that something is not trueThese new figures give the lie to the belief that unemployment is going down.used to say that something you have just said is not true or correctWe first met in 2006, no, I tell a lie, it was 2007.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.a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of liesExtra ExamplesHe lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women.He lived a lie for thirty years, pretending to be the faithful husband of two different women living in two different towns.He told a big fat lie!He told a whopping great lie!How could she swallow such a blatant lie?That’s a downright lie!That’s a lie—I never said that!a web of elaborate liesAs usual, the party’s leaflet is full of barefaced lies.I couldn’t tell her a lie.The whole story is nothing but a pack of lies.What’s the harm in telling a little white lie?

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(noun) to tell a liethe whole story is nothing but a pack of lies.a barefaced lie (= a lie that is deliberate and shocking)he lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=lie This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	lie
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / laɪ / NAmE / laɪ /
Example	to tell a lie the whole story is nothing but a pack of lies. a barefaced lie (= a lie that is deliberate and shocking) he lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=lie
Content	lie (noun)BrE / laɪ / NAmE / laɪ / a statement made by somebody knowing that it is not true see also white lie https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/white-lie to tell a lie The whole story is nothing but a pack of lies. a barefaced lie (= a lie that is deliberate and shocking) to show that something is not true These new figures give the lie to the belief that unemployment is going down. 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. 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. a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies Extra Examples He lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women. He lived a lie for thirty years, pretending to be the faithful husband of two different women living in two different towns. He told a big fat lie! He told a whopping great lie! How could she swallow such a blatant lie? That’s a downright lie! That’s a lie—I never said that! a web of elaborate lies As usual, the party’s leaflet is full of barefaced lies. I couldn’t tell her a lie. The whole story is nothing but a pack of lies. What’s the harm in telling a little white lie?
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Lie Laɪ Lies Story Pack Barefaced Lived Thirty

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