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71lie — I 1. noun loyalty had made him tell lies Syn: untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification; (little) white lie, half truth, exaggeration; informal tall tale, whopper, taradiddle Ant: truth …
72down — 1 /daUn/ adverb 1 from above towards a lower place or position: David bent down to tie his shoelace. | The sun beat down on their heads all day long. 2 at a lower place or position than usual: You can t cross here, the bridge is down. 3 at or… …
73Down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… …
74down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… …
75down*/*/*/ — [daʊn] grammar word I summary: Down can be: ■ a preposition: She was walking down the street. ■ an adverb: She lay down and fell asleep. ■ used after the verb ‘to be : Oil prices are down. ■ an adjective: I ve been feeling rather down lately. 1)… …
76lie — I 1. noun it was a lie Syn: untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, invention, (piece of) fiction, falsification, white lie; informal tall story, whopper; humorous terminological inexactitude Ant: truth 2. verb he had lied to the police …
77lie — noun see a lie is halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on ask no questions and hear no lies half the truth is often a whole lie verb see if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas as you make your bed, so …
78Lie back and think of England — For the article on the album by Oysterband, see Lie Back and Think of England (album). Lie back and think of England is an English saying with roughly the same meaning as grit one s teeth , i.e. put up with what is happening, though this… …
79lie — I. n. 1. Falsehood, malicious or deliberate falsification, intentional untruth, criminal falsehood, suggestio falsi, suppressio veri, fib (humorous euphemism). 2. Delusion, illusion, fleeting show. II. v. n. 1. Falsify, fib, tell a lie. 2.… …
80lie — Ⅰ. lie [1] ► VERB (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface. 2) be or remain in a specified state. 3) reside or be found. 4) …
