lie through one's teeth

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

lie through one's teeth

1. (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

• Czech: lhát, jako když tiskne
• Finnish: valehdella päin naamaa
• French: mentir comme un arracheur de dents (fr)
• German: lügen wie gedruckt (de)
• Hungarian: folyékonyan hazudik
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• Polish: łgać jak pies (pl), łgać w żywe oczy, łgać jak najęty (pl), łgać jak z nut (pl), wciskać ciemnotę, opowiadać głodne kawałki (pl) impf, wciskać kit
• 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), врать в глаза (vratʹ v glaza) (lie into eyes)

Further reading

• “lie through one's teeth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.