Gezurrak hanka motza du
From wikidioms
Language | Basque |
Topics | Body Parts |
Explanation and use (in mother tongue) | Gezurra esaten duen pertsona berehala harrapatzen da. |
In English
Literal Translation: | Lies are short-legged. |
Real meaning: | Lies are short-lived. |
Related idioms: | Truth will out. |
In other languages
Language | Literal translation | To express the same | Related Idioms |
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Catalan | ... | ... | ... |
Galician | A mentira ten as patas curtas. | As mentiras acaban sendo descubertas | Se colle antes a un mentireiro que a un coxo |
Romanian | ... | ... | ... |
Spanish | La mentira tiene las patas cortas. | Las mentiras terminan siendo descubiertas. | Antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo. |
Turkish | Yalanlar kısa bacaklıdır | Yalan en kısa zamanda ortaya çıkar; gerçekler saklanamaz. | Yalancının mumu yatsıya kadar yanar.(Proverb) |