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lie like a cheap watch

lie like a cheap watch verb: to lie (tell untruths) brazenly.

Verb

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

  1. To lie (tell untruths) brazenly.

Forms of lie like a cheap watch

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

Origin of lie like a cheap watch

A cheap timepiece might be expected to give the wrong time.

Questions about lie like a cheap watch

What does lie like a cheap watch mean?
Lie like a cheap watch means to lie (tell untruths) brazenly.
What part of speech is lie like a cheap watch?
Lie like a cheap watch is a verb.
What is the past tense of lie like a cheap watch?
The past tense of lie like a cheap watch is lied like a cheap watch.

Words near lie like a cheap watch in the dictionary

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

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