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To tell an obvious untruth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- When a politician claims he can lower taxes without cutting spending, he's lying through his teeth.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
gözünün içinə kimi yalan danışmaq
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Czech:
lhát, jako když tiskne
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Czech:
v hrdlo lhát
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Dutch:
liegen alsof het gedrukt staat
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Finnish:
valehdella päin naamaa
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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French:
mentir comme un arracheur de dents
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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German:
lügen wie gedruckt
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Hungarian:
folyékonyan hazudik
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Italian:
dirla grossa
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Polish:
łgać jak pies
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Polish:
łgać w żywe oczy
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Polish:
łgać jak najęty
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Polish:
łgać jak z nut
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Polish:
wciskać ciemnotę
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Polish:
opowiadać głodne kawałki
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
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Polish:
wciskać kit
— To tell a gross or egregious untruth
