give the lie
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verb
Definitions
- (idiomatic) to respond to an insult, accusation, or falsehood by saying the offender is lying, particularly in the context of provoking a challenge to a duel
Etymology
Compound from English give + English the + English lie (deceive, recline, be prostrate, be positioned).
Origin
English
lie
Gloss
deceive, recline, be prostrate, be positioned
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- act the maggot English
- begive English
- behind the scenes English
- belie English
- fore-give English
- foregive English
- forelie English
- forgive English
- forlie English
- forthgive English
- gavel English
- gift English
- givable English
- give English
- giveaway English
- givee English
- giveness English
- giver English
- givest English
- kill-the-beggar English
- liar English
- lie English
- lier English
- liest English
- lieth English
- ligger English
- misgive English
- misgiving English
- mislie English
- mumblety peg English
- natheless English
- ne'ertheless English
- neverthelater English
- nevertheless English
- neverthemore English
- nonetheless English
- outgive English
- outlie English
- overgive English
- overlie English
- regive English
- self-lie English
- superlie English
- thanksgive English
- the English
- underlie English
- ungive English
- upgive English
- Givebox German
- ジエンド Japanese
- ライ Japanese
- given Middle English
- lien Middle English
- the Middle English
- the Serbo-Croatian
- givim Tok Pisin
- gi Sranan Tongo
- di Jamaican Creole
- di Nigerian Pidgin
- the
- lie
- lier
- liar
- gift
- give
- givee
- giver
- gavel
- liest
- lieth
- belie
- outlie
- begive
- givest
- ligger
- regive
- mislie
- upgive
- ungive
- forlie
- forgive
- givable
- misgive
- overlie
- forelie
- outgive
- overgive
- self-lie
- foregive
- giveaway
- underlie
- giveness
- superlie
- misgiving
- fore-give
- forthgive
- natheless
- thanksgive
- nonetheless
- nevertheless
- neverthemore
- ne'ertheless
- mumblety peg
- neverthelater
- act the maggot
- kill-the-beggar
- behind the scenes