| 单词 | lie through one's teeth |
| 释义 | lie through one's teethAlso, lie in one's teeth. Utter outrageous falsehoods, as in He was lying through his teeth when he said he'd never seen her before; they've known each other for years. This expression presumably alludes to a particular facial grimace one assumes when lying. [c. 1300] Words nearby lie through one's teethlientery, Liepāja, lier, lierne, Liestal, lie through one's teeth, lie to, Lietuva, lieu, lie up, Lieut. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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