downright lie
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdownrightandlie
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downright
adjective[before noun]
adverb
uk/ˈdaʊn.raɪt/us/ˈdaʊn.raɪt/
(especially of something bad) extremely or ...
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lie
noun[C]
uk/laɪ/us/laɪ/
something you say that you know is ...
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(Definition ofdownrightandliefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not only wrong, but adownrightlie.
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It is adownrightlie.
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Given such misquotes and downright lies written about my own reports, no wonder that ufology has turned into such a discredited subject.
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Adownrightliebecame 100 percent truth.
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The answer is that they have to rely on distortions about the facts, on misinformation and downright lies.
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They go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working—in fact, downright lies—or for which they worked.
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They never tell downright lies, but without exception, from the top to the bottom, they never ever tell the whole truth about anything.
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I go so far as to say that much of it is downright lies.
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We do not expect to encounter obstruction and even downright lies in support of a dubious political objective.
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It has echoed with accusations from all sides of bad faith, retractions, character assassination, half-truths and downright lies.
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That statement about our always speaking ill of our own country is plain, simple, downright lying.
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It never ceases to amaze me by its appalling mixture of ignorance, inaccuracy, distortion and, sometimes, downright lies.
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He dismissed, as he did at times this afternoon, many of the concerns as slurs, innuendo and often downright lies.
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Despite the cooked statistics and downright lies, at least 4 million people in this country are unemployed.
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We allow our enemies to get away with downright lies and half-truths.
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We are dealing with half-truths and often with downright lies.
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Is he aware that the letter is full of distortions and half-truths and, in some cases, downright lies?
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They distort the news, they suppress news, and sometimes they indulge in downright lies.
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There has been some talk in the debate about obfuscation; that is the polite way of referring to half-truths, deceptions and downright lies.
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Genuine concerns are one thing; scare stories and downright lies are another.
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