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), łgać w żywe oczy, łgać jak najęty (pl), łgać jak z nut (pl), wciskać ciemnotę, opowiadać głodne kawałki 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)

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