Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a lie has no legs

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
a lie has no legs
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

One cannot get away with a lie.

Phrases

a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on have legs long ways, long lies old sins have long shadows

Frequently Paired Words

a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on have legs long ways, long lies old sins have long shadows

Synonyms

truth will out

Questions

What does a lie has no legs mean?
One cannot get away with a lie.

How to pronounce a lie has no legs

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