long ways, long lies

/ˈlɒŋ ˌweɪz ˈlɒŋ ˌlaɪz/

proverb

Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.

Translations

Catalan de llunyes terres, moltes mentides
  • de llunyes terres, moltes mentidessomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Dutch wie verre reizen doet, kan veel verhalen
  • wie verre reizen doet, kan veel verhalensomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Finnish syrjäisistä paikoista on helppo valehdella
  • syrjäisistä paikoista on helppo valehdellasomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
French a beau mentir qui vient de loin
  • a beau mentir qui vient de loinsomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
German wenn einer eine Reise tut, dann kann er was erzählen
  • wenn einer eine Reise tut, dann kann er was erzählensomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Hungarian messziről jött ember azt mond, amit akar
  • messziről jött ember azt mond, amit akarsomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Polish osoba z dalekiego miejsca może kłamać bezpiecznie
  • osoba z dalekiego miejsca może kłamać bezpieczniesomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Portuguese de longas vias, longas mentiras
  • de longas vias, longas mentirassomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Russian до́бро тому́ врать, кто за мо́рем быва́л
  • до́бро тому́ врать, кто за мо́рем быва́л (dóbro tomú vratʹ, kto za mórem byvál)someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Spanish de luengas tierras, luengas mentiras
  • de luengas tierras, luengas mentirassomeone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Cite this entry
APA

long ways, long lies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20ways%2C%20long%20lies

MLA

“long ways, long lies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20ways%2C%20long%20lies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long ways, long lies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20ways%2C%20long%20lies.

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