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lie like a cheap rug

lie like a cheap rug verb: to tell numerous or serious lies.

Verb

lie like a cheap rug (third-person singular simple present lies like a cheap rug, present participle lying like a cheap rug, simple past and past participle lied like a cheap rug)

  1. (slang, simile) To tell numerous or serious lies.
    Synonyms:
    lie like a dog

lie like a cheap rug meaning in Bengali

lie like a cheap rug in Bengali

প্রচুর, গুরুতর মিথ্যা বলা

Synonyms of lie like a cheap rug

Forms of lie like a cheap rug

third-person singular presentlies like a cheap rug
present participlelying like a cheap rug
past participlelied like a cheap rug
pastlied like a cheap rug

Origin of lie like a cheap rug

A pun on two senses of lie: a rug lies flat on the floor.

Questions about lie like a cheap rug

What does lie like a cheap rug mean?
Lie like a cheap rug means to tell numerous or serious lies.
What is lie like a cheap rug in Bengali?
Lie like a cheap rug in Bengali is প্রচুর, গুরুতর মিথ্যা বলা. See Lie like a cheap rug meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is lie like a cheap rug?
Lie like a cheap rug is a verb.
What is the past tense of lie like a cheap rug?
The past tense of lie like a cheap rug is lied like a cheap rug.

Words near lie like a cheap rug in the dictionary

  1. lie in repose
  2. lie in state
  3. lie in the bed one has made
  4. lie in the way
  5. lie in wait
  6. lie like a cheap rug
  7. lie like a cheap watch
  8. lie like a dog
  9. lie like a rug
  10. lie low
  11. lie of the land

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lie like a cheap rug (page history and authors); lie like a cheap rug (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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