mentir comme un arracheur de dents
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to lie like a toothpuller”, because they would tell their patients that the operation would not hurt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mentir comme un arracheur de dents
- (simile, informal) to lie through one's teeth, to lie brazenly, shamelessly
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- "mentir comme un arracheur de dents", Dictionnaire des francophones [1]
- "mentir comme un arracheur de dents", Les nouvelles expressions de monsieur dictionnaire, Jacques Mercier, 2017, p.14
- "mentir comme un arracheur de dents", Dictionnaire des expressions et locutions, Alain Rey and Sophie Chantreau, p.48 [2]