Idiom
live a lie
Meaning
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.
Examples
“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.”
Examples
simple
“He feels guilty because he is living a lie.”
contextual
“She felt trapped in her marriage, knowing that pretending to be happy meant she was living a lie.”
complex
“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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