To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend.

为了自保，他竟然说谎，把事故的责任推到朋友身上。

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Exhausted, I lied on my bed and fell fast asleep.

我筋疲力尽，趴在床上睡死了。

youdao

Today I'll--I sort of lied on the syllabus.

今天，我会。。。教学大纲上是我乱写的。

youdao

Fearing the repercussions on my career, I lied out of self-preservation on just about every question but my name.

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Gosh, I've lied to you again--on that last one.

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They also say he lied to federal agents about explosives-handling instructions they found on his computer.

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