lie like a cheap watch

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English

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Etymology

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A cheap timepiece might be expected to give the wrong time.

Verb

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lie 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)

  1. To lie (tell untruths) brazenly.
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