Give+the+lie+to
11To give the lie to — Lie Lie (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation… …
12To give the lie to — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …
13give the lie to — serve to show that (something assumed to be the case) is not true. → lie …
14give the lie to — idi a) to accuse of lying b) to prove the untruthfulness of; belie …
15give the lie to — phrasal 1. to accuse of falsehood 2. to show to be false, inaccurate, or invalid …
16give the lie to — Contradict. Show that something is false …
17The Lie — is a political and social criticism poem probably written by Sir Walter Ralegh. Speaking in the imperative mood throughout, he commands his soul to go upon a thankless errand and tell various people and organizations of their misdeeds and… …
18give the lie to someone — deny …
19give someone the lie — (archaic , ● lie …
20give someone the lie in his — ● throat …