jdm. ins Gesicht lügen
to lie to someone's face
Türkçe: birinin yüzüne karşı yalan söylemek
In a sentence
Der unehrliche Verkäufer lügt dem Kunden frech ins Gesicht.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to lie to someone's face.' Colloquial register, used in accusations of blatant dishonesty. Common mistake: using 'ins Gesicht' literally; it's always figurative.
Other verbs that go with Gesicht
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- etw. / jdn. zu Gesicht bekommento catch sight of something/someone
- das Gesicht verziehento make a face
- das Gesicht wahrento save face
- ein Gesicht ziehento pull a face
- ein (langes) Gesicht machento pull a long face
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