live a lie
phrase
: to live in a false or deceptive way : to live in a way that does not show who one truly is or what one's feelings truly are
Their friends thought that they had a happy marriage, but they were living a lie.
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“Live a lie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20a%20lie. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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