spin web of lies.

[Boris Tatarenko]

I drew a parallel between English and Russian and I made upt this sentence:

He spins webs of lies, but he can get entangled there by himself.

It sounds quite awkward to me.

First of all, I don't like using "spin webs of lies" towards a man.
Secondly, I don't think "get entangled there by himself" makes any sense.

Can you improve my sentence? If it's correct, I'll be happy.:-D

Thanks in advance.

 

[HugoJ]

He would eventually be overwhelmed by the torrent of lies he spread.

Something along these lines maybe?

I'm not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would change it to: "He spins webs of lies and often/sometimes gets entangled in them himself.