The problem is that "lie" also means to not tell the truth, as in "I lied to my mother."

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So what should I do? Actually I lied, by the way, when I said the answer was over there.

我应该怎么做呢，实际上当我说答案,在那儿的时候我撒谎了。

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I don't think he necessarily lied about it, he probably believed that he was divine.

我不认为他在撒谎，他很可能相信自己就是神。

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PwC also claimed they were lied to by audit client Yukos for ten years.

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Well, I never did like clowns, but at least Ronald never lied to me.

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When confronted with evidence he had done so, Westermann lied to Mr. Bolton .

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