"lie in one's throat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies in one's throat [present, singular, third-person], lying in one's throat [participle, present], lay in one's throat [past], lain in one's throat [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> in one's throat}} lie in one's throat (third-person singular simple present lies in one's throat, present participle lying in one's throat, simple past lay in one's throat, past participle lain in one's throat)
  1. (obsolete, idiomatic) To lie (tell a falsehood) flatly or outright. Tags: idiomatic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-lie_in_one's_throat-en-verb-pvwxT2Du Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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