Collocations withlie
These are words often used in combination withlie.
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absolute lie
When we hear talk of low doses of irradiation, we must recognise it as an absolute lie.
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blatant lie
That is why this request for postponement is a blatant lie: in reality, it is based on a political, not objective, reason.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
deliberate lie
To present pension funds as a panacea however would be a deliberate lie.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
downright lie
It is not only wrong, but a downright lie.
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lie detection
Many studies have focused on lie detection, but relatively little is known about whether some people are better deceivers than others.
From theCambridge English Corpus
outright lie
Sometimes children are coached to repeat scripts to the interviewer or outright lie.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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