a lie has no legs

proverb

One cannot get away with a lie.

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truth will out
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Meanings

proverb
  1. One cannot get away with a lie.

    Synonyms: truth will out

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbOne cannot get away with a lie.

Similar
truth will out
Also see
truth will out

Translations

Arabic حَبْلُ ٱلْكَذِبِ قَصِيرٌ
  • حَبْلُ ٱلْكَذِبِ قَصِيرٌ (ḥablu l-kaḏibi qaṣīrun)you can't get away with a lie
Basque gezurrak hanka motz, gezurrak buztana labur
  • gezurrak hanka motzyou can't get away with a lie
  • gezurrak buztana laburyou can't get away with a lie
Chinese Mandarin 真相總會水落石出 /真相总会水落石出
  • 真相總會水落石出 /真相总会水落石出 (zhēnxiàng zǒng huì shuǐluòshíchū)you can't get away with a lie
Czech lež má krátké nohy
  • lež má krátké nohyyou can't get away with a lie
Dutch al is de leugen nog zo snel, de waarheid achterhaalt haar wel
  • al is de leugen nog zo snel, de waarheid achterhaalt haar welyou can't get away with a lie
Estonian valel on lühikesed jalad
  • valel on lühikesed jaladyou can't get away with a lie
Finnish valheella on lyhyet jäljet
  • valheella on lyhyet jäljetyou can't get away with a lie
French la vérité finit toujours par triompher
  • la vérité finit toujours par triompheryou can't get away with a lie
German Lügen haben kurze Beine
  • Lügen haben kurze Beineyou can't get away with a lie
Hebrew לְשֶׁקֶר אֵין רַגְלַיִם
  • לְשֶׁקֶר אֵין רַגְלַיִם (l'shéker eyn ragláyim)you can't get away with a lie
Hungarian a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát, könnyebb utolérni a hazugot, mint a sánta kutyát
  • a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyátyou can't get away with a lie
  • könnyebb utolérni a hazugot, mint a sánta kutyátyou can't get away with a lie
Italian le bugie hanno le gambe corte
  • le bugie hanno le gambe corteyou can't get away with a lie
Korean 꼬리가 길면 밟힌다
  • 꼬리가 길면 밟힌다 (kkori-ga gilmyeon balpinda)you can't get away with a lie
Lithuanian melo kojos trumpos
  • melo kojos trumposyou can't get away with a lie
Polish kłamstwo ma krótkie nogi
  • kłamstwo ma krótkie nogiyou can't get away with a lie
Portuguese mentira tem perna curta
  • mentira tem perna curtayou can't get away with a lie
Romanian minciuna are picioare scurte
  • minciuna are picioare scurteyou can't get away with a lie
Russian на лжи́ далеко́ не уе́дешь, у лжи́ коро́ткие но́ги
  • на лжи́ далеко́ не уе́дешь (na lží dalekó ne ujédešʹ)you can't get away with a lie
  • у лжи́ коро́ткие но́ги (u lží korótkije nógi)you can't get away with a lie
Slovak lož má krátke nohy
  • lož má krátke nohyyou can't get away with a lie
Spanish antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo, la mentira tiene patas cortas
  • antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojoyou can't get away with a lie
  • la mentira tiene patas cortasyou can't get away with a lie
  • las mentiras tienen patas cortasyou can't get away with a lie
Turkish yalancının mumu yatsıya kadar yanar
  • yalancının mumu yatsıya kadar yanaryou can't get away with a lie
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