live a lie
To conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He feels guilty because he is living a lie.”
“She felt trapped in her marriage, knowing that pretending to be happy meant she was living a lie.”
“For decades, he maintained a facade of success, yet he knew deep down that he was living a lie that would eventually unravel.”
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devil lies in the details
Synonym of devil is in the details.
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die the way one lived
To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026