lie2noun
nói dối2
/laɪ//laɪ/Thành ngữ
give the lie to something(formal)to show that something is not true
These new figures give the lie to the belief that unemployment is going down. I tell a lie(British English, informal)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. live a lieto 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.
He lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women. a tissue of lies(literary)a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies