You should not lie before anyone who treats you badly.
lie before
idiomto put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to
The king demanded that his subjects lie before him to show their total loyalty.
History remembers those who refused to lie before the invaders, even when faced with the threat of certain death.
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devil lies in the details
Synonym of devil is in the details.
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give the lie
To respond to an insult, accusation, or falsehood by saying the offender is lying, particularly in the context of provoking a challenge to a duel.
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give the lie to
To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.
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I can't lie
To be honest, frankly, honestly.
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I tell a lie
I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.
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let a sleeping dog lie
Alternative form of let sleeping dogs lie.
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let sleeping dogs lie
To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
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lie at someone's door
To be the fault or responsibility of someone.
Last updated April 17, 2026