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Old 11-Aug-2004, 23:49
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What is "lie like a rock?" Not moving anywhere?
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I don't know if it's an American idiom, but I haven't heard it. However, I go for that as the meaning.
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Very few listings on the Internet, here is one:

"behind my back! He then said, "You guys lie like a rock! That's the
worst I've heard!" He continued, "I'm not dumb! You think I ...
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I heard it on the radio.

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