English-Finnish translations for give the lie to

• kiistää
• osoittaa vääräksi

Definition of give the lie to

• To reveal or prove to be false; to refute

Examples

• They found plenty of emails that gave the lie to his assertion that he didnt know about the incident.

Related words

• give the slip|give the slip
• give the rounds of the kitchen
• give them an inch and they'll take a mile
• given the tone
• give the time of day
• give the finger
• give the elbow
• give the lie
• give the royal treatment