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meaning of "lying thief"



 
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meaning of "lying thief" #1 (permalink) Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:04 am   meaning of "lying thief"		  
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ESL/EFL Test #44 "Scandal", question 5

Headlines appeared maintaining that Mathew was a dishonest ......... thief.

(a) laying
(b) liar
(c) lain
(d) lying

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ESL/EFL Test #44 "Scandal", answer 5

Headlines appeared maintaining that Mathew was a dishonest lying thief.

Correct answer: (d) lying

Your answer was: incorrect
Headlines appeared maintaining that Mathew was a dishonest liar thief.
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Why lying thief? Can you expalin?

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meaning of "lying thief" #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:35 am   meaning of "lying thief"		  
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'Lying' is an adjective modifying 'thief'. 'Liar thief' is a noun-noun pair which shows no collocation in current English.
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meaning of "lying thief" #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 30, 2007 17:36 pm   meaning of "lying thief"		  
But using "dishonest" assumes that the thief also must be lying, doesnt it? (so, IMO, it would be sufficient to say whether "lying" or "dishonest")
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meaning of "lying thief" #4 (permalink) Fri Mar 30, 2007 17:47 pm   meaning of "lying thief"		  
A philosophical question might be: "Is there really any such thing as an honest thief?" Smile
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meaning of "lying thief" #5 (permalink) Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:08 am   meaning of "lying thief"		  
Hi,

What happened to my post?

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meaning of "lying thief" #6 (permalink) Sat Mar 31, 2007 13:10 pm   meaning of "lying thief"		  
Maybe some lying thief stole it post-post, EU. Laughing
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meaning of "lying thief" #7 (permalink) Sat Mar 31, 2007 13:57 pm   meaning of "lying thief"		  
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I deleted it and another one that did not advance the thread, Englishuser. As I recall, your post contradicted Yankee's previous post, but offered no explanation of any kind. Such a post is counterproductive.
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meaning of "lying thief" #8 (permalink) Sat Mar 31, 2007 14:47 pm   meaning of "lying thief"		  
Oops. I hadn't seen any other posts and assumed EU might have been joking -- which is why I replied with what was intended to be a joke...
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meaning of "lying thief" #9 (permalink) Sat Mar 31, 2007 22:37 pm   meaning of "lying thief"		  
Mister Micawber wrote:
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I deleted it and another one that did not advance the thread, Englishuser. As I recall, your post contradicted Yankee's previous post, but offered no explanation of any kind. Such a post is counterproductive.
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Oh no! I fervently hope this forum is not going to turn into a replica of another nightmarish, Gestapo-like forum I know where you have to walk on eggshells all the time and where tellings-off and indiscriminate post deletion are the order of the day.

I'm really very disappointed. Mad Crying or Very sad
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meaning of "lying thief" #10 (permalink) Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:36 am   meaning of "lying thief"		  
Hi Conchita,

If that's the case, I'll certainly pack my bags and leave the scene. Rest assured that your fears will not be realised and the matter, as they say, is in hand.

Alan

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meaning of "lying thief" #11 (permalink) Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:54 am   meaning of "lying thief"		  
Thank you, Alan, for smoothing out the situation with your timely intervention.

You do have a knack for laughing things off.
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meaning of "lying thief" #12 (permalink) Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:11 pm   meaning of "lying thief"		  
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And may all your wishes come true.
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meaning of "lying thief" #13 (permalink) Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:44 pm   meaning of "lying thief"		  
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And may all your wishes come true.
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Why, thank you MM for your gracious and professional response to my undiplomatic post.
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