English Dictionary

give the lie to

動詞

慣用表現 他動詞

(idiomatic, transitive) To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.

日本語の意味

～が偽りであることを明らかにする / ～の虚偽を暴露する / ～を論破・否定する

The new DNA tests give the lie to his alibi.

新しいDNA検査は彼のアリバイが偽りであることを明らかにした。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, transitive) To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.

They found plenty of emails that gave the lie to his assertion that he didn't know about the incident.

gives the lie to （ present singular third-person ）

giving the lie to （ participle present ）

gave the lie to （ past ）

given the lie to （ participle past ）