Definify.com

Definition 2024

a lie has no legs

you can't get away with a lie

Italian: Le bugie hanno le gambe corte
Lithuanian: melo kojos trumpos
Ngazidja Comorian: usiku wa mwamɓa-ndraɓo kohomo husha
Polish: kłamstwo ma krótkie nogi (pl)
Portuguese: mentira tem perna curta
Romanian: Minciuna are picioare scurte
Russian: на лжи́ далеко́ не уе́дешь ‎(na lží dalekó ne ujédešʹ), у лжи́ коро́ткие но́ги ‎(u lží korótkije nógi)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: у лажи су кратке ноге

Latin: u laži su kratke noge
Slovene: laž ima kratke noge
Spanish: antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo
Turkish: yalancının mumu yatsıya kadar yanar