lie in sth
UK— phrasal verb with lie uk/laɪ/us/laɪ/verb
to exist or be found in something:
His skill lies in his ability to communicate quite complex ideas very simply.
The play's interest lies in the questions it raises about sexuality.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Existing and being
- account for sth
- alive
- am
- are
- be
- come
- existent
- extant
- go
- go back
- have legs idiom
- hood
- languish
- leg
- lie
- live
- lurk
- obtain
- run
- stalk
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