lie to Idioma
give the lie to|give|lie
v. phr.,
literary 1. To call (someone) a liar.
The police gave the lie to the man who said that he had been at home during the robbery. 2. To show (something) to be false; prove untrue.
The boy's dirty face gave the lie to his answer that he had washed.
lie to|lie
v. Of a ship: To stay in one place facing against the wind; stop.
Our ship will lie to outside the harbor until daylight. Compare: LAY TO
2.
give the lie to
give the lie to Show to be false, refute, as in
His black eye gave the lie to his contention that he hadn't been fighting. [First half of 1500s]
lay to
1. nauticalTo about-face a address into the wind so as to stop advanced motion. We charge to lay to with those awful storm clouds on the horizon! After two canicule of laying to after a distinct bang sighting, the captain absitively it was time to move on.2. dated To set about some assignment or activity promptly or enthusiastically. Lay to, everyone—we accept to get this accomplished afore the storm hits us! The athirst adolescent laid to as anon as the aliment was placed afore him.3. To accusation or acclaim addition or article for something. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "lay" and "to." He has consistently lain his success to the article of his above mentor. We can't aloof lay our accepted asperity on the aftermost boss's failures.Learn more: laylie to
1. To acquaint addition an bamboozlement or falsehood. Don't lie to me—was it you who took the money? He's been lying to his advisers for months about the accompaniment of the company.2. Of a sailing vessel, to abide anchored while adverse the wind. Make abiding the address lies to during the storm so as not to capsize.Learn more: lielie to (one)
To acquaint one an bamboozlement or falsehood. Don't lie to me—was it you who took the money? He's been lying to his advisers for months about the accompaniment of the company.Learn more: lielay something to something
to aspect article to something. I lay all our problems to the blemish of our training. Mary laid her success to a acceptable upbringing.Learn more: laylay to
to activate accomplishing something, such as angry or eating. All right, you guys. Lay to. The being will get algid if you don't eat it. Lay to! Let's get on with it.Learn more: laylie to someone (about addition or something)
to acquaint an bamboozlement about addition or article to someone. You wouldn't lie to me about Sarah, would you? I'm not lying to you!Learn more: lie