give the lie to
give the lie to {v. phr.}, {literary}
1. To call (someone) a liar.
The police gave the lie to the man who said that he had been at home during the robbery.
2. To show (something) to be false; prove untrue.
The boy's dirty face gave the lie to his answer that he had washed.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms