lie

word with multiple pos72 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.3
big lie8.0
little white lie7.8
complete lie7.5
white lie7.5
absolute lie7.2
obvious lie7.1
big fat lie7.0
total lie7.0
blatant lie6.9
outright lie6.8
deliberate lie6.8
great lie6.5
little lie6.5
elaborate lie6.3
transparent lie6.2
downright lie6.0
flat-out lie5.8
vicious lie5.7
outrageous lie5.5
bald-faced lie5.2
monstrous lie5.0
barefaced lie5.0
a pack of lies7.0
spread lies (about sb)6.8
a web of lies6.5
a tissue of lies5.0
give the lie to sth4.5

prove that something is not true

put the lie to sth4.0

prove that something is not true

tell (sb) a lie9.5
be a lie9.0

Used to state that something is untrue

believe a lie7.0
live a lie6.7
expose a lie6.0
swallow a lie5.5

To believe a lie completely without questioning it.

lie detector7.3
lie flat7.5
lie still7.3
lie face down7.2
lie awake7.0
lie face up6.8
lie asleep6.5
lie naked6.5
lie motionless6.3
lie dead6.0
lie unconscious5.8
lie sprawled5.7
lie prone5.0
lie supine4.8
lie prostrate4.5
lie down9.2
lie there8.5
lie quietly6.2
lie comfortably6.0
lie peacefully5.5
lie helplessly4.5
lie limply4.0
lie on8.8
lie in8.7
lie through your teeth6.8
lie under oath5.9
lie deliberately6.5
lie intentionally6.3
lie constantly6.2
lie easily6.0
lie repeatedly5.8
lie blatantly5.7
lie convincingly5.5
lie outright5.2
lie completely5.0
lie totally4.9
lie to8.5
lie about8.0

Collocations with "lie"