lie through one's teeth

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lie through one's teeth (third-person singular simple present lies through one's teeth, present participle lying through one's teeth, simple past and past participle lied through one's teeth)

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

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