give the lie

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. 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. idiomatic,intransitive,transitive
    — Say to the Court, it glowes, and shines like rotten wood; Say to the Church, it shewes whats good, and doth no good: If Church and Court reply, then giue them both the lye.
  2. Used in give the lie to.

词形变化

gives the lie present,singular,third-person giving the lie participle,present gave the lie past given the lie participle,past

词源

From give + the + lie, where lie is used in an obsolete sense to mean a claim that someone is lying.
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