"lies have short legs" in German Lies have short legs. Lügen haben kurze Beine. Detailed translations for "lies have short legs" Lies have short legs. Lies have short legs.(also: A lie has no feet., Lies don't travel far.) Lügen haben kurze Beine. - Lies have short legs. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review - Lügen haben kurze Beine.