Serbian
Serbian speaking countries
* a lie has short legs
Proverb used all the time by Everyone
It's used to express the fact that every lie will be revealed in the end. A person with short legs won't go far and so won't any lies.
"On neće moći ovo da krije još dugo. U laži su kratke noge."
"He won't be able to hide this for much longer. A lie has short legs."
Added May 2021 by milicavas4