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    lying to

    US /ˈlaɪɪŋ tu/

    ・

    UK /ˈlaiiŋ tu:/

    A1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Present participle of 'lie to'; in the act of deceiving or misleading someone.
    He is lying to the police about the incident.
    v. phr.Verb PhrasePresent participle of 'lie to'; saying something that is not true to someone.
    I can't believe you're lying to my face right now.

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    Former Secret Service agent shares tips on how to read people

    05:33Former Secret Service agent shares tips on how to read people
    • It's for everything. One, it's yes, it's detecting deception. Of course, we want to know what people are thinking and especially if they're lying to us.

      It's for everything. One, it's yes, it's detecting deception. Of course, we want to know what people are thinking and especially if they're lying to us.

    • People may break eye contact if they're lying to you. We don't like to look at people and lie.

      People may break eye contact if they're lying to you. We don't like to look at people and lie.

    A2

    I Tried Taichung's Most Popular Tourist Attractions

    11:13I Tried Taichung's Most Popular Tourist Attractions
    • God, I really have to start lying to try and get more sponsors.

      God, I really have to start lying to try and get more sponsors.

    • God, I really have to start lying to try and get more sponsors.

      God, I really have to start lying to try and get more sponsors.

    B1

    8 WARNING Signs of Narcissistic Abuse You CAN'T Ignore

    06:238 WARNING Signs of Narcissistic Abuse You CAN'T Ignore
    • You might even find yourself isolating from friends or lying to cover for your abuser, because somewhere along the way, your life became about managing their emotions instead of living your own.

      You might even find yourself isolating from friends or lying to cover for your abuser, because somewhere along the way, your life became about managing their emotions instead of living your own.

    • You might even find yourself isolating from friends or lying to cover for your abuser.

      You might even find yourself isolating from friends or lying to cover for your abuser.

    B1

    The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson

    10:20The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson
    • Anybody is lying to you if they say they know exactly how it's going to work out.

      Anybody is lying to you if they say they know exactly how it's going to work out.

    • Anybody is lying to you if they say they know exactly how it's going to work out.

      Anybody is lying to you if they say they know exactly how it's going to work out.

    B1

    The Psychology of Male Loneliness

    04:21The Psychology of Male Loneliness
    • It starts the moment that one person says to another, "I am going out of my mind," or "I hate my partner's guts," or "I am terrified," or "Help me!" It starts when a man can admit, "I am in love with a colleague," or "I can't get it up anymore," or "The anxiety never stops." There won't be a friendship that properly counts until we can reveal ourselves to be as weak as we are, until we can confess that we have been lying to preserve face and that the truth is far ghastlier and sadder, far more tender and more pathetic than we have yet been able to let on.

      It starts the moment that one person says to another, "I am going out of my mind," or "I hate my partner's guts," or "I am terrified," or "Help me!" It starts when a man can admit, "I am in love with a colleague," or "I can't get it up anymore," or "The anxiety never stops." There won't be a friendship that properly counts until we can reveal ourselves to be as weak as we are, until we can confess that we have been lying to preserve face and that the truth is far ghastlier and sadder, far more tender and more pathetic than we have yet been able to let on.

    • Until we can confess that we've been lying to preserve face, and that the truth is far ghastlier and sadder, far more tender and more pathetic than we've yet been able to let on.

      Until we can confess that we've been lying to preserve face, and that the truth is far ghastlier and sadder, far more tender and more pathetic than we've yet been able to let on.

    B1

    fcj - gamble (w/ alys & demxntia)

    02:18fcj - gamble (w/ alys & demxntia)
    • I've been lying to myself, but you can read me.

      I've been lying to myself, but you can read me.

    • I been lying to myself, but you can read me.

      I been lying to myself, but you can read me.

    A2

    Political Vocabulary in English: 21 Common Terms

    17:45Political Vocabulary in English: 21 Common Terms
    • You can go to jail for lying to the investigators.

      You can go to jail for lying to the investigators.

    • You can go to jail for lying to the investigators.

      You can go to jail for lying to the investigators.

    B1

    The Third U.S. Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton VS Donald Trump

    37:56The Third U.S. Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton VS Donald Trump
    • We have a great general, four-star general today you read it in all the papers going to potentially serve five years in jail for lying to the FBI.

      We have a great general, four-star general today you read it in all the papers going to potentially serve five years in jail for lying to the FBI.

    • for lying to the FBI, one lie.

      for lying to the FBI, one lie.

    B1

    GaryVee Brussels Meetup | Belgium 2017

    31:42GaryVee Brussels Meetup | Belgium 2017
    • If you're struggling in your business, it means you're lying to yourself.

      If you're struggling in your business, it means you're lying to yourself.

    • it means you're lying to yourself.

      it means you're lying to yourself.

    A2

    Things You Have to Forget in Order to Live

    03:17Things You Have to Forget in Order to Live
    • Those who most know how to enjoy life may also be those who at points are masters at fruitfully lying to themselves.

      Those who most know how to enjoy life may also be those who at points are masters at fruitfully lying to themselves.

    • We have to confront an uncomfortable fact about self-awareness - those who most know how to enjoy life may also be those who, at points, are masters at fruitfully lying to themselves.

      We have to confront an uncomfortable fact about self-awareness - those who most know how to enjoy life may also be those who, at points, are masters at fruitfully lying to themselves.

    B1