у лжи короткие ноги

Russian

Etymology

Literally, "a lie has short legs". Probably a calque of German Lügen haben kurze Beine (“lies have short legs”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʊ‿ˈɫʐɨ kɐˈrotkʲɪje ˈnoɡʲɪ]

Proverb

у лжи́ коро́ткие но́ги • (u lží korótkije nógi)

  1. a lie has no legs
    Synonym: на лжи́ далеко́ не уе́дешь (na lží dalekó ne ujédešʹ)
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