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  • lie upon — Lie on …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • lie upon — verb a) To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon. It lies upon the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty. b) To lie on. She was lying upon the bed …   Wiktionary

  • To lie upon — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it — Cf. late 15th cent. Fr. comme on faict son lict, on le treuve, as one makes one’s bed, so one finds it. c 1590 G. HARVEY Marginalia (1913) 88 Lett them..go to there bed, as themselues shall make it. 1640 G. HERBERT Outlandish Proverbs no. 340 He… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Lie — Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lie — lie1 /luy/, n., v., lied, lying. n. 1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. 2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture: His flashy car was a lie that deceived …   Universalium

  • lie — I. /laɪ / (say luy) noun 1. a false statement made with intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. 2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression. 3. the charge or accusation of lying; a flat contradiction. –verb (lied …  

  • lie — I [[t]laɪ[/t]] n. v. lied, ly•ing 1) a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; a falsehood 2) something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture 3) the charge or accusation of lying: He flung the lie back at his …   From formal English to slang

  • lie — 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 …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • lie on/upon — [phrasal verb] lie on/upon (someone or something) : to affect someone in a specified way Sorrow lay heavily on him. [=he felt very sad] Guilt lies on his conscience. [=he feels very guilty] Her years lie lightly upon her. [=she seems younger than …   Useful english dictionary

  • lie# — lie vb Lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth directly or indirectly. Lie is the straightforward word, flatly imputing dishonesty to the speaker {he lies, and he knows he lies Johnson} {the article . . . has… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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