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lie like a rug

lie like a rug is the alternative form of lie like a cheap rug.

Meaning of lie like a cheap rug

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

Forms of lie like a rug

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

Questions about lie like a rug

What is lie like a rug the alternative form of?
Lie like a rug is the alternative form of lie like a cheap rug.

Words near lie like a rug in the dictionary

  1. lie in the way
  2. lie in wait
  3. lie like a cheap rug
  4. lie like a cheap watch
  5. lie like a dog
  6. lie like a rug
  7. lie low
  8. lie of the land
  9. lie off
  10. lie on the oars
  11. lie over

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lie like a rug (page history and authors); lie like a cheap rug (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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