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lying like a cheap watch

lying like a cheap watch is the present participle and gerund of lie like a cheap watch.

Meaning of lie like a cheap watch

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.

Questions about lying like a cheap watch

What is lying like a cheap watch the present participle and gerund of?
Lying like a cheap watch is the present participle and gerund of lie like a cheap watch.

Words near lying like a cheap watch in the dictionary

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

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