British slang meaning to hide and keep quiet, possibly deriving from the phrase let sleeping dogs lie in the sense of not making a noise or causing a disturbance. It probably originating in the 19th Century, and was used by poachers who would hide and keep quiet in order to snare rabbits or to avoid being found by gamekeepers and their dogs.
by AKACroatalin October 19, 2016

The Republicans keep pushing The Big Lie that the election was rigged. If anything, it was rigged in Trump's favor. President Biden was elected fairly and lawfully. He won 7 million more votes.
by Jay Velasq March 7, 2021

Consumer literature folded into "the pill" or an IUD container claims these technologies prevent-conception.
LIE
These technologies prevent-pregnancy-from-CONTINUING
LIE
These technologies prevent-pregnancy-from-CONTINUING
Don't get sucked into the lie: true sexual intimacy is open to the gift of children, as the physiological potential for children is not removed.
by chance of fatherhood April 29, 2012

This is a challenge on online debate sites. If you doubt someone's claim you insist on EVIDENCE by a link to that or you assume their claim is a lie.
by I, Wreckerrr September 24, 2020

A lie when you purposely dont tell someone something cause you know they won't like it. Any lie is still a lie.
by DoNotLie August 13, 2017

Roughly translates to "your promised reward is merely a fictitious motivator". Popularized by the game "Portal" (found on Half-Life 2's "Orange Box" game release for PC, X-Box 360, and PS3). During the game, an electronic voice encourages you to solve intricate puzzles using cake as a motivating perk. When you have "broken out" of the game's initial testing phase (from threat of death), you find scrawls on walls of the innards of the testing center warning you that "the cake is a lie".
Employee #1: Yo, Dave, manager says we will probably get a promotion if we meet the sales expectations for this quarter.
Employee #2: Yeah, so, don't get your hopes up on that one, Ed. The cake is a lie.
Employee #1: Really, aw crap.
Employee #2: Yeah, so, don't get your hopes up on that one, Ed. The cake is a lie.
Employee #1: Really, aw crap.
by Mike Grant October 30, 2007

by vangoghtohell July 27, 2015
