4lie noun
plural lies [count] : something untrue that is said or written to deceive someone
▪ She told a lie to her parents. ▪ He has been accused of telling lies about his military record. ▪ a bold/brazen/barefaced lie ▪ a complete lie ▪ The accusations are lies, all lies. ▪ The claims he has made are nothing but a pack of lies. ▪ (chiefly Brit) He has woven a tissue of lies [=he has told many lies] about his military record. — see also white lie
▪ She told a lie to her parents. ▪ He has been accused of telling lies about his military record. ▪ a bold/brazen/barefaced lie ▪ a complete lie ▪ The accusations are lies, all lies. ▪ The claims he has made are nothing but a pack of lies. ▪ (chiefly Brit) He has woven a tissue of lies [=he has told many lies] about his military record. — see also white lie
give the lie to
formal : to show that (something) is not true
▪ Her success has given the lie to the notion that women cannot compete with men.
▪ Her success has given the lie to the notion that women cannot compete with men.
I tell a lie
Brit, informal — used to correct something you have just said ▪ I saw him just yesterday. No, I tell a lie. It was two days ago.
live a lie
: to live in a false or deceptive way : to live in a way that does not show who you truly are or what your feelings truly are
▪ Their friends thought that they had a happy marriage, but they were living a lie. [=their marriage was not happy]
▪ Their friends thought that they had a happy marriage, but they were living a lie. [=their marriage was not happy]
— compare 2lie
