“To make a lie” meaning
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I'm reading a book and I bumped into this sentence:
He had aged well; his face was lined and wrinkled like every
other resident of Hilltop, but there was a youthfulness about
him, a certain quality of energy and vitality that seemed
to make a lie of all the wrinkles.
So my question is: what is the exact meaning of the structure "to make a lie of" in this context. It is not in any dictionary.
Thanks!
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asked May 26 at 17:26
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I'm reading a book and I bumped into this sentence:
He had aged well; his face was lined and wrinkled like every
other resident of Hilltop, but there was a youthfulness about
him, a certain quality of energy and vitality that seemed
to make a lie of all the wrinkles.
So my question is: what is the exact meaning of the structure "to make a lie of" in this context. It is not in any dictionary.
Thanks!
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-meaning
asked May 26 at 17:26
ArendarArendar
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Please cite sources. Right now, your sentence redirects to ...here.
– Cascabel
May 26 at 20:39
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It parses no differently than to make a cake of. Make has its normal definition. So does lie. In other words if you believed what the wrinkles might suggest about the man's energy and vitality, you'd be wrong.
– Jim
May 26 at 23:21
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I'm reading a book and I bumped into this sentence:
He had aged well; his face was lined and wrinkled like every
other resident of Hilltop, but there was a youthfulness about
him, a certain quality of energy and vitality that seemed
to make a lie of all the wrinkles.
So my question is: what is the exact meaning of the structure "to make a lie of" in this context. It is not in any dictionary.
Thanks!
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-meaning
asked May 26 at 17:26
ArendarArendar
252 bronze badges
I'm reading a book and I bumped into this sentence:
He had aged well; his face was lined and wrinkled like every
other resident of Hilltop, but there was a youthfulness about
him, a certain quality of energy and vitality that seemed
to make a lie of all the wrinkles.
So my question is: what is the exact meaning of the structure "to make a lie of" in this context. It is not in any dictionary.
Thanks!
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-meaning
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-meaning
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Please cite sources. Right now, your sentence redirects to ...here.
– Cascabel
May 26 at 20:39
2
It parses no differently than to make a cake of. Make has its normal definition. So does lie. In other words if you believed what the wrinkles might suggest about the man's energy and vitality, you'd be wrong.
– Jim
May 26 at 23:21
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Please cite sources. Right now, your sentence redirects to ...here.
– Cascabel
May 26 at 20:39
2
It parses no differently than to make a cake of. Make has its normal definition. So does lie. In other words if you believed what the wrinkles might suggest about the man's energy and vitality, you'd be wrong.
– Jim
May 26 at 23:21
Please cite sources. Right now, your sentence redirects to ...here.
– Cascabel
May 26 at 20:39
Please cite sources. Right now, your sentence redirects to ...here.
– Cascabel
May 26 at 20:39
2
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It parses no differently than to make a cake of. Make has its normal definition. So does lie. In other words if you believed what the wrinkles might suggest about the man's energy and vitality, you'd be wrong.
– Jim
May 26 at 23:21
It parses no differently than to make a cake of. Make has its normal definition. So does lie. In other words if you believed what the wrinkles might suggest about the man's energy and vitality, you'd be wrong.
– Jim
May 26 at 23:21
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In Lying and Teaching the Truth by Deborah Hage, one finds
The actions make a lie of the loving words.
This obviously means 'The cruel / uncaring actions reveal the loving words to be deceitful.'
Shakespeare, in Othello Act 3 has
Think'st thou I'ld make a lie of jealousy
meaning 'Do you think I'd say this jealousy didn't actually exist?'
And here, 'that seemed to make a lie of all the wrinkles' means 'that seemed to prove that the wrinkles were bearing false testimony about his age / had appeared far too early'.
answered May 26 at 18:48
Edwin AshworthEdwin Ashworth
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to make a lie can be found in the OED:
a. An act or instance of lying; a false statement made with intent to
deceive; a criminal falsehood. Phrase, to tell (†formerly to make) a
lie.
As in: 'Pshaw, It's Me Grandson': Tales of a Young Actor 2006
Before Clay can finish his line, Rosebud reaches around and bites his
chin sharply, as if to make a lie of his claim.
answered May 27 at 1:06
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In Lying and Teaching the Truth by Deborah Hage, one finds
The actions make a lie of the loving words.
This obviously means 'The cruel / uncaring actions reveal the loving words to be deceitful.'
Shakespeare, in Othello Act 3 has
Think'st thou I'ld make a lie of jealousy
meaning 'Do you think I'd say this jealousy didn't actually exist?'
And here, 'that seemed to make a lie of all the wrinkles' means 'that seemed to prove that the wrinkles were bearing false testimony about his age / had appeared far too early'.
answered May 26 at 18:48
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In Lying and Teaching the Truth by Deborah Hage, one finds
The actions make a lie of the loving words.
This obviously means 'The cruel / uncaring actions reveal the loving words to be deceitful.'
Shakespeare, in Othello Act 3 has
Think'st thou I'ld make a lie of jealousy
meaning 'Do you think I'd say this jealousy didn't actually exist?'
And here, 'that seemed to make a lie of all the wrinkles' means 'that seemed to prove that the wrinkles were bearing false testimony about his age / had appeared far too early'.
answered May 26 at 18:48
Edwin AshworthEdwin Ashworth
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In Lying and Teaching the Truth by Deborah Hage, one finds
The actions make a lie of the loving words.
This obviously means 'The cruel / uncaring actions reveal the loving words to be deceitful.'
Shakespeare, in Othello Act 3 has
Think'st thou I'ld make a lie of jealousy
meaning 'Do you think I'd say this jealousy didn't actually exist?'
And here, 'that seemed to make a lie of all the wrinkles' means 'that seemed to prove that the wrinkles were bearing false testimony about his age / had appeared far too early'.
answered May 26 at 18:48
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In Lying and Teaching the Truth by Deborah Hage, one finds
The actions make a lie of the loving words.
This obviously means 'The cruel / uncaring actions reveal the loving words to be deceitful.'
Shakespeare, in Othello Act 3 has
Think'st thou I'ld make a lie of jealousy
meaning 'Do you think I'd say this jealousy didn't actually exist?'
And here, 'that seemed to make a lie of all the wrinkles' means 'that seemed to prove that the wrinkles were bearing false testimony about his age / had appeared far too early'.
answered May 26 at 18:48
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to make a lie can be found in the OED:
a. An act or instance of lying; a false statement made with intent to
deceive; a criminal falsehood. Phrase, to tell (†formerly to make) a
lie.
As in: 'Pshaw, It's Me Grandson': Tales of a Young Actor 2006
Before Clay can finish his line, Rosebud reaches around and bites his
chin sharply, as if to make a lie of his claim.
answered May 27 at 1:06
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to make a lie can be found in the OED:
a. An act or instance of lying; a false statement made with intent to
deceive; a criminal falsehood. Phrase, to tell (†formerly to make) a
lie.
As in: 'Pshaw, It's Me Grandson': Tales of a Young Actor 2006
Before Clay can finish his line, Rosebud reaches around and bites his
chin sharply, as if to make a lie of his claim.
answered May 27 at 1:06
lbflbf
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to make a lie can be found in the OED:
a. An act or instance of lying; a false statement made with intent to
deceive; a criminal falsehood. Phrase, to tell (†formerly to make) a
lie.
As in: 'Pshaw, It's Me Grandson': Tales of a Young Actor 2006
Before Clay can finish his line, Rosebud reaches around and bites his
chin sharply, as if to make a lie of his claim.
answered May 27 at 1:06
lbflbf
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to make a lie can be found in the OED:
a. An act or instance of lying; a false statement made with intent to
deceive; a criminal falsehood. Phrase, to tell (†formerly to make) a
lie.
As in: 'Pshaw, It's Me Grandson': Tales of a Young Actor 2006
Before Clay can finish his line, Rosebud reaches around and bites his
chin sharply, as if to make a lie of his claim.
answered May 27 at 1:06
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Please cite sources. Right now, your sentence redirects to ...here.
– Cascabel
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It parses no differently than to make a cake of. Make has its normal definition. So does lie. In other words if you believed what the wrinkles might suggest about the man's energy and vitality, you'd be wrong.
– Jim
May 26 at 23:21