Meanings
verblie 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)
present singular third person lies like a cheap watch · participle present lying like a cheap watch · participle past lied like a cheap watch · past lied like a cheap watch
- To lie (tell untruths) brazenly.
Origin
A cheap timepiece might be expected to give the wrong time.
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lie like a cheap watch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20like%20a%20cheap%20watch
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“lie like a cheap watch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20like%20a%20cheap%20watch. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lie like a cheap watch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20like%20a%20cheap%20watch.
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