lie
/laɪ̯/
verb12
noun9
forms
laid · lied · lay · layest · layst · liedst · lain · lien · lying · lies · lieth · liest
Phrases with lie
- lie downTo assume a horizontal position.
- lie-inA period spent lying in bed for longer than usual after one has woken up.
- black lieA deliberately untrue statement made with malicious or unethical intent.
- give the lieTo respond to an insult, accusation, or falsehood by saying the offender is lying, particularly in the context of provoking a challenge to a duel.
- give the lie toTo reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.
- let sleeping dogs lieTo leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
- lie aheadTo be going to happen in the future; to be in store.
- lie alongTo lie flat; to be extended at full length.
- lie aroundTo be in an unknown place.
- lie at one's doorTo be directly imputable to one; to be one's own fault.
- lie backTo lie down by moving in a posterior direction, ending up supine.
- lie before(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front of
- lie behindTo be the ultimate cause of.
- lie byTo rest from labour; to take a break.
- lie ill in one's mouthTo sound artificial or contradictory.
- lie in one's throatTo lie (tell a falsehood) flatly or outright.
- lie in waitTo be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.
- lie lowTo conceal oneself; to remain hidden.
- lie offTo remain at a safe distance from (another vessel or hazard)
- lie overTo be deferred to a future occasion.