A lie never lives to be old. · A lie has no feet. · Lies have short legs. · Lies don't travel far. 1 Lügen haben kurze Beine (which sounds like this) literally translates to 'lies have short legs'. In English you might say: 'the truth will out'. 2 Translation of "Lügen haben kurze Beine" in English. lies have short legs. a lie has no legs. truth will out. 3 Truth will out. [prov.] [idiom.] · See also. 4 Lügen haben kurze Beine. = en. volume_up. A lie never lives to be old. Translations Translator Phrasebook open_in_new. DE. "Lügen haben kurze Beine." in English. volume_up. Lügen haben kurze Beine. [proverb]. 5 Lügen haben kurze Beine. Lies soon catch up with one. Lügen haben kurze Beine. You won't get far by lying. Lügen haben kurze Beine. a short spell kurze Zeit to make so. get a move on jmdm. Beine machen to have brains Köpfchen haben to have the hiccups Schluckauf haben no article to be as strong as an ox Bärenkräfte haben. 6 Ein bekanntes Sprichwort sagt: Lügen haben kurze Beine, und ein weniger bekanntes: Dem Lügner sieht man so tief ins Maul als dem Wahrsager. A well-known proverb says that lies have short legs, and a less familiar one that one can see as far down the throat of a liar as of a teller of truth. 7 Lügen haben kurze Beine. translation in German - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'lugen',Lüge',Lunge',Lügner', examples, definition, conjugation Translation Context Spell check Synonyms Conjugation. 8 Translation for 'Lügen haben kurze Beine.' in the free German-English dictionary and many other English translations. arrow_drop_down - Online dictionaries, vocabulary, conjugation, grammar Toggle navigation share. 9 The truth will out. - Lügen haben kurze Beine. Last post 29 Aug 08, Fehlt wohl das "come". 3 Replies: The truth will out. - Lügen haben kurze Beine: Last post 08 Dec 05, Irgendwie hab ich das Gefühl, dass beim bisherigen Eintrag in LEO ein Wort fehlt. Denn IMHO 5 Replies: Beine haben zugemacht: Last post 02 Apr 11, 10 Many translated example sentences containing "Lügen haben kurze Beine" – English-German dictionary and search engine for English translations. 11 12