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lie through one's teeth

lie through one's teeth verb: to tell an obvious untruth.

Verb

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.

Forms of lie through one's teeth

third-person singular presentlies through one's teeth
present participlelying through one's teeth
past participlelied through one's teeth
pastlied through one's teeth

Questions about lie through one's teeth

What does lie through one's teeth mean?
Lie through one's teeth means to tell an obvious untruth.
What part of speech is lie through one's teeth?
Lie through one's teeth is a verb.
What is the past tense of lie through one's teeth?
The past tense of lie through one's teeth is lied through one's teeth.

Words near lie through one's teeth in the dictionary

  1. lie of the land
  2. lie off
  3. lie on the oars
  4. lie over
  5. lie rough
  6. lie through one's teeth
  7. lie to
  8. lie upon
  9. lie waste
  10. lie with
  11. lie-abed

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