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lie to
vb. (context nautical of a ship English) To have the sails arranged so as to counteract each other.
Usage examples of "lie to".
You're looking to lie to save yourself a hassle, and it might work, it's an obvious suicide, you might get by with it, but if it doesn't work you're going to get ten times the hassle you're trying to avoid.
From now on, and for a period of eight days, I want you to lie to yourself.
Worse still, why did he dismiss Lily's story when he knew she'd never lie to him?
They were being asked to tell the truth, but clearly had to lie to increase their changes of getting what they wanted.
He would advise a woman to lie to such a man only at her own peril.