through one's teeth

through one's teeth
through one's teeth (usu facetious)
To lie shamelessly
lie

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • lie through one's teeth — idi lie through one s teeth, to tell a brazen, vicious lie …   From formal English to slang

  • lie through one's teeth — To lie brazenly • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * informal tell an outright lie without remorse …   Useful english dictionary

  • lie through one's teeth — {v. phr.} To lie uninhibitedly and unashamedly. * /Everyone in the courtroom could sense that the accused was lying through his teeth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lie through one's teeth — {v. phr.} To lie uninhibitedly and unashamedly. * /Everyone in the courtroom could sense that the accused was lying through his teeth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lie through one's teeth — verb To tell a gross or egregious untruth. When a politician claims he can lower taxes without cutting spending, hes lying through his teeth …   Wiktionary

  • lie\ through\ one's\ teeth — v. phr. To lie uninhibitedly and unashamedly. Everyone in the courtroom could sense that the accused was lying through his teeth …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lie through one's teeth — informal tell an outright lie. → lie …   English new terms dictionary

  • by the skin of one's teeth — {adv. phr.} By a narrow margin; with no room to spare; barely. * /The drowning man struggled, and I got him to land by the skin of my teeth./ * /She passed English by the skin of her teeth./ Compare: SQUEAK THROUGH, WITHIN AN ACE OF or WITHIN AN… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • by the skin of one's teeth — {adv. phr.} By a narrow margin; with no room to spare; barely. * /The drowning man struggled, and I got him to land by the skin of my teeth./ * /She passed English by the skin of her teeth./ Compare: SQUEAK THROUGH, WITHIN AN ACE OF or WITHIN AN… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • by\ the\ skin\ of\ one's\ teeth — adv. phr. By a narrow margin; with no room to spare; barely. The drowning man struggled, and I got him to land by the skin of my teeth. She passed English by the skin of her teeth. Compare: squeak through, within an ace of or within an inch of …   Словарь американских идиом

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