Lía in english

Lia

pronunciation: liə part of speech: noun
In gestures

liar1 = roll up ; strap ; wrap + Nombre + up (in) ; snarl up. 

Example: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.Example: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.Example: Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.Example: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

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» liarse a hostiascome to + blows .

Example: Democrats and Republicans nearly came to blows during an extraordinary protest for a vote on gun control legislation.

» liarse conget + entangled in/withget + involved with/in .

Example: He got the axe after getting entangled in an expense account scandal tied to sexual harassment allegations.

Example: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

» liarse la manta a la cabezajump in + head-firstjump in at + the deep endthrow + caution to the wind .

Example: That being said...you only live once, so if you decide to jump in head first, and if things don't work out, remember, you can always leave.

Example: The article 'Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor.

Example: If, on one night of the year, you throw caution to the wind and indulge in a few small candy bars, it won't kill you.

liar2 = mix up. 

Example: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
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