give the lie to
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They said they expect “overwhelming evidence to give the lie to this defense,” and they called it improper and prejudicial for Bankman-Fried to malign Ellison’s credibility before the trial.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
International law must be employed to give the lie to these threats.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
Here are a few films that give the lie to the lyric “summertime and the livin’ is easy.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2016
Just as interesting are the comments, which rather give the lie to the idea of the "wisdom of the crowd".
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2012
I hope the Ministry will declare they want no measures of severity in Ireland, and will have the pluck to restore the Act of Habeas Corpus and give the lie to the Kimberley fabrication.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Edmund Downey
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