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ShaNap Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Lies ..

Kipling:

... "Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies."

As known, "lie" when used as a verb may denote one out of two verbs:

the action of telling a lie, and the action of becoming horizontal.

It is clear to me that here the usage of "lied about" is to describe lies being told; but,

there is an English idiom which has another meaning but looks the same: "lie about" which means to be lazy etc.

Is there a game of words here that I don't see?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

No game. Active lie about can't be used in the passive voice. CB

  • No game.
  • Active lie about can't be used in the passive voice.
  • CB
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No game. Active lie about can't be used in the passive voice.

CB

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