Explain the meaning
To spot a lie
To successfully detect, identify, or perceive an untruth or a deception that someone is attempting to hide. It implies a high level of observation or intuition.
If I didn't have an urgent meeting after the class, I .... ( wind up..)
I would wind up playing tennis with my friends
If the customer hadn't told a half-truth during the first meeting...
we would have continued the business with them
To buy a lie
To accept or believe a statement that is false, often because it is convenient to believe or because the deception was particularly convincing.
If the CEO decided to hide the financial losses..
( get embroiled in)
the whole company would get embroiled in serious trouble.
If you had leveled with me about the budget in January...
we wouldn't have...fixed the situation
To live a lie
To maintain a lifestyle, identity, or set of circumstances based on a fundamental deception, forcing the person to pretend to be someone they are not.
My presentation would look much more striking...
if I used way brighter colors
If he hadn't tried to stretch the lie to cover his tracks, the boss ..
the boss might have understood the situation
A fish story
An extravagant, improbable, or boastful tale that is a major exaggeration of the truth. It originates from fishermen exaggerating the size of the fish they almost caught.
If I went to the office by 7.30
(without fail)
my boss would be there without fail.
I would have lain on my desk
If I had been on my own after lunch .
(lie-lay-lain)
To lie through your teeth
To tell a lie shamelessly, and with complete confidence, even when the truth is obvious or the speaker knows they are being dishonest.
The government would get embroiled in a conflict that could last for decades
If the government intervened in .......
I wouldn´t have bought his fish story
if I hadn´t been drunk.