"lie like a dog" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies like a dog [present, singular, third-person], lying like a dog [participle, present], lied like a dog [participle, past], lied like a dog [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lie like a dog (third-person singular simple present lies like a dog, present participle lying like a dog, simple past and past participle lied like a dog)
  1. (simile, slang) To lie a lot; to tell many untruths. Tags: slang Synonyms: lie like a cheap rug
    Sense id: en-lie_like_a_dog-en-verb-iuFTGoN7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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