Timeline for What does 'lie' mean in this quote of Sydney Smith? [closed]
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| Mar 27, 2021 at 13:50 | history | closed |
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| Mar 22, 2021 at 18:33 | answer | added | Andrew | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 22, 2021 at 18:28 | vote | accept | Saeed Vrz | ||
| Mar 22, 2021 at 18:14 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | It's a figurative usage. Just as a statement is a "lie" if what you understand it to mean is in fact "untrue", Smith is saying that Webster is a (metaphorical) lie because he seems to be unbelievably "great" (greater than any man could possibly be), so his appearance must be deceptive. | |
| Mar 22, 2021 at 18:11 | answer | added | Ethan Bolker | timeline score: 8 | |
| Mar 22, 2021 at 17:35 | history | asked | Saeed Vrz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |