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  [(1)うそ]    meaning:  lie  rank: 1
☆ まさか、嘘でしょ? ⇨ You must be lying, kidding, right?

  [(1)うそ]  [嘘を突く]  [coll]    meaning:  lie  rank: 1
☆ A: 嘘をつくな!B: 嘘なんかついてない! ⇨ A: Don’t lie! B: I’m not lying!
☆ 嘘つけ! ⇨ You’re lying! Bullshit!  (☛ 嘘つけ literally means “go ahead and lie” and it is a common phrase)

  [(1)うそ]  [真っ赤な嘘]    meaning:  lie  rank: 1
☆ それは真っ赤な嘘だ (まっかなうそ) ⇨ That’s a bright red, blatant, lie

嘘つき  [(2)うそつき]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  lie  rank: 2
☆ 嘘つき! ⇨ You liar!  (☛ Sounds a little bit juvenile, and not used as a technical term)

嘘っぱち  [(4)うそっぱち]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  lie  rank: 4
☆ それはとんでもない嘘っぱちだ ⇨ That’s an outrageous lie