lie through one's teeth
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Verb
lie through one's teeth (third-person singular simple present lies through one's teeth, present participle lying through one's teeth, simple past and past participle lied through one's teeth)
- (idiomatic) To tell an obvious untruth.
- When a politician claims he can lower taxes without cutting spending, he's lying through his teeth.
Translations
To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Further reading
- “lie through one's teeth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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