Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que miente, miente por algo.»
Word for word
He who lies, lies for something.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Someone who lies, lies for a reason.
Used to suggest that a person's lies hide a motive or guilt. Common when someone suspects ulterior motives.
Hear it in a sentence
No me fío de sus excusas; el que miente, miente por algo.
I don't trust his excuses; someone who lies, lies for a reason.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.