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Definition 2024

lie_through_one's_teeth

lie through one's teeth

English

Verb

lie through one's teeth

(idiomatic) To tell a gross or egregious 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

French: mentir comme un arracheur de dents (fr)
Polish: łgać jak pies (pl)

Russian: врать и не красне́ть impf ‎(vratʹ i ne krasnétʹ) (lie an not to blush), врать, как си́вый ме́рин impf ‎(vratʹ, kak sívyj mérin) (lie like grey gelding), пизди́т, как ды́шит ‎(pizdít, kak dýšit) (obscene) ([one] bullshits like [he] breaths)