That's an expression I used this evening myself. It's easy. Telling the truth is simple. Very simple because it's always the same and therefore easy to remember. But, telling a lie is hard because you have to remember false or invented ideas. And you can easily forget the story line you made up and get caught saying something that's inconsistent with what you said before. So, the expression refers to the spider web and its complexity. A lie easily becomes complex and often requires another lie to make it seem the truth, when it's not. So, the expression just means that when we lie, we set ourselves up for all sorts of work and all kinds of problems. That's really all it means. It's just the nature of lying.

It means that life gets complicated when we lie. Maybe someone who knows more about English literature can give some more information.

Hi Evita, This is actually a quote from Walter Scott. In it he's trying to say that in our attempts to deceive, lie, and plot the demise of others, we often get caught up and therefore hurt ourselves in the process. I hope this helps, Kepp well :)