GIVE THE LIE TO


Meaning of GIVE THE LIE TO in English

{v. phr.}, {literary} 1. To call (someone) a liar. * /The police gave the lie to the man who said that he had been at home during the robbery./ 2. To show (something) to be false; prove untrue. * /The boy's dirty face gave the lie to his answer that he had washed./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.