To give the lie to

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	To charge with falsehood; as, the man gave him the lie.
	To reveal to be false; as, a man's actions may give the lie to his words.

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attest belie confidence interval confound disprove explode give give away give back give in give off give or take give out give over give up give way Gives giving honest			The archdeacon hesitated for a moment, then he allowed a gloomy smile to escape, which seemed to give the lie to his response: " Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context A fierce cry seemed to give the lie to her favourable report: the clothed hyena rose up, and stood tall on its hind-feet. Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context The big Tahitian smiled and nodded, his black eyes, soft and deer- like, seeming to give the lie to so belligerent a nature. Adventure by London, Jack View in context			To give (one) the head To give a handle To give a loose To give a person line To give a piece of one's mind to To give a say at To give audience To give away To give back To give battle To give ear to To give effect to To give large To give one rope To give one the bag To give one the dor To give one the lie in his throat To give one the slip To give one to understand To give order To give place To give possession To give quarter To give rein To give room To give the lie to To give the mitten to To give the sack to To give the whetstone To give to the dogs To give to wife To give up the ghost To give vent to To give way To glaum at To glut the market To go To go a-begging To go about To go across the country To go ahead To go astern To go back on To go bet To go beyond to go bust To go by the board To go cross lots to go down the drain To go halves To go heels over head			To give a handle To give a loose To give a person line To give a piece of one's mind to To give a say at To give audience To give away To give back To give battle To give ear to To give effect to To give large To give one rope To give one the bag To give one the dor To give one the lie in his throat To give one the slip To give one to understand To give order To give place To give possession To give quarter To give rein To give room To give the lie to To give the mitten to To give the sack to To give the whetstone To give to the dogs To give to wife To give up the ghost To give vent to To give way To glaum at To glut the market to go to go to go to go to go To go a-begging To go about To go across the country To go ahead To go astern To go back on To go bet To go beyond to go bust To go by the board To go cross lots to go down the drain To go halves

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