单词 | to lie in one's throat |
释义 | > as lemmasto lie in one's throat c. to lie in one's throat: to lie blatantly or brazenly; to tell an outright untruth. Now rare (somewhat archaic). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] > extremely, blatantly to lie for the whetstone1418 to lie in one's throat1566 to flap in the mouth (with a lie)1578 to flap the lie in one's teeth1650 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlv. f. 251 Thou hast falsely accused her, &..thou liest in thy Throte, in al that thou hast contriued against her. a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 199 We say unto you, that you have Lyed in your throate. 1765 W. Guthrie et al. Gen. Hist. World IX. xli. 105 His answer was that Charles lied, and lied in his throat. 1824 Ld. Byron Let. 25 Feb. (1981) XI. 123 Whoever asserts that I am the author..lies in his throat. 1947 China Weekly Rev. 8 May 39/2 To say in Chinese that a person is ‘talking the official language’ is really a polite, diplomatic way of saying that he is lying in his throat. 1980 Guardian 8 Mar. 11/4 Sissela Bok..tackles some very slippery questions, concerned with people who lie whitely, merely lie, lie in their teeth, and lie in their throats like the dogs and villains that they are. < as lemmas |
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