lie through teeth

lie through teeth
lie through (your) teeth to say things that are not true in a way that seems sincere.

Slater wasn't a doctor, he had never been to medical school, he just lied through his teeth and we believed him.


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  • lie through teeth —    If you lie through your teeth, you lie openly and brazenly, knowing that what you are saying is completely false.     I saw him breaking the window. If he denies it, he s lying through his teeth …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • lie through your teeth — lie through (your) teeth to say things that are not true in a way that seems sincere. Slater wasn t a doctor, he had never been to medical school, he just lied through his teeth and we believed him …   New idioms dictionary

  • lie through your teeth — Someone who is always lying, regardless of what people know, lies through their teeth …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • lie through your teeth — lie through your ˈteeth idiom (informal) to say sth that is not true at all • The witness was clearly lying through his teeth. Main entry: ↑lieidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • lie through one's teeth — To lie brazenly • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * informal tell an outright lie without remorse …   Useful english dictionary

  • lie through one's teeth — idi lie through one s teeth, to tell a brazen, vicious lie …   From formal English to slang

  • lie through one's teeth — {v. phr.} To lie uninhibitedly and unashamedly. * /Everyone in the courtroom could sense that the accused was lying through his teeth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lie through one's teeth — {v. phr.} To lie uninhibitedly and unashamedly. * /Everyone in the courtroom could sense that the accused was lying through his teeth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lie\ through\ one's\ teeth — v. phr. To lie uninhibitedly and unashamedly. Everyone in the courtroom could sense that the accused was lying through his teeth …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lie through one's teeth — verb To tell a gross or egregious untruth. When a politician claims he can lower taxes without cutting spending, hes lying through his teeth …   Wiktionary

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