"lie like a cheap watch" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies like a cheap watch [present, singular, third-person], lying like a cheap watch [participle, present], lied like a cheap watch [participle, past], lied like a cheap watch [past]
Etymology: A cheap timepiece might be expected to give the wrong time. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lie like a cheap watch (third-person singular simple present lies like a cheap watch, present participle lying like a cheap watch, simple past and past participle lied like a cheap watch)
  1. To lie (tell untruths) brazenly.
    Sense id: en-lie_like_a_cheap_watch-en-verb-xhNF~~kj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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