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lie through teeth

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lie through one's teeth

Fig. to lie boldly. I knew she was lying through her teeth, but I didn't want to say so just then. If John denies it he's lying through his teeth, because I saw him do it.

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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 your teeth

to tell someone something that you know is completely false The man's lying through his teeth. He never said anything of the sort.

See be at the bottom of, live a lie

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lie through (one's) teeth

To lie outrageously or brazenly.

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