Dictionary

lie through one's teeth en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To tell an obvious untruth.
   • When a politician claims he can lower taxes without cutting spending, he's lying through his teeth.

Forms

Translations (17)

pl łgać jak z nut (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · pl wciskać ciemnotę (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · az gözünün içinə kimi yalan danışmaq (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · de lügen wie gedruckt (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · pl wciskać kit (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · pl łgać jak pies (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · cs lhát, jako když tiskne (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · pl łgać jak najęty (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · fr mentir comme un arracheur de dents (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · pl opowiadać głodne kawałki (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · az nəfəsi də yalandır (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · hu folyékonyan hazudik (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · cs v hrdlo lhát (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · fi valehdella päin naamaa (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · nl liegen alsof het gedrukt staat (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · it dirla grossa (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) · pl łgać w żywe oczy (To tell a gross or egregious untruth)