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Le bugie hanno le gambe corte

Le bugie hanno le gambe corte
An expression that tends to ring true in any language, ‘lies have short legs’ suggests that if you’re ever tempted not to tell the truth, beware, your lie won’t go very far. It’s perfectly mirrored by the English expression ‘the truth always catches up with you’, which makes perfect sense if the lies indeed have short legs on which to try and get away.