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Definition of Lie about
1. Verb. Hang around idly. "She did all the work while he lay around"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lie About
Literary usage of Lie about
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"... compare the passage at the end of the third book (415 D), in which he expects
the lie about the earthborn men to be believed in the second generation. ..."
2. Report of the Joint Select Committee Appointed to Inquire Into the Condition by Luke Potter Poland, John Scott (1872)
"No. sir; the chief jnst went on and whipped him because he was telling a lie
about the guns ; asked him if he had any guns, and he said he hadn't. ..."
3. A Modern Slavery by Henry Woodd Nevinson (1906)
"The slaves are, of course, kept in the fore part of the ship. All day long they
lie about the lower deck, 1 See note on page 185. ..."
4. The Christian Science Journal by Mary Baker Eddy (1908)
"It follows that to know both good and evil as facts, is to know both the truth
and a lie about good at the same time. We have already seen that to accept a ..."
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