"give someone the lie in their throat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gives one the lie in one's throat [present, singular, third-person], giving one the lie in one's throat [participle, present], gave one the lie in one's throat [past], given one the lie in one's throat [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> one the lie in one's throat}} give someone the lie in their throat (third-person singular simple present gives one the lie in one's throat, present participle giving one the lie in one's throat, simple past gave one the lie in one's throat, past participle given one the lie in one's throat)
  1. (dated) To accuse one of a lie, to their face. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-give_someone_the_lie_in_their_throat-en-verb-hxdHwtNn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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