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Definition of lie through (one's) teeth

lie through (one's) teeth

verb

  • to tell a big lie.
                                                                                                                                                           

    Citation from "Prison Break-In", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 3 Episode 7 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 02 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'lie':

Definitions include: a lie that is so obvious that it is detected immediately.
Definitions include: to lie frequently.
Definitions include: to hide.
Definitions include: to lie directly to a person.

Other terms relating to 'teeth':

Definitions include: narrowly.
Definitions include: used to denounce someone who has overly small and or crooked teeth. origin: Kentucky.
Definitions include: acronym for "kiss my teeth".
Definitions include: no problem/burden
Definitions include: to smile.
Definitions include: gapped or messed up teeth.
Definitions include: a soft, sticky, mat-like film attached to the surface of teeth causing the sensation of having spun yarn in one's mouth.

Other terms relating to 'through':

Definitions include: to use up.
Definitions include: having great oral sex skills.
Definitions include: to tarnish a person's reputation.
Definitions include: extremely fast.
Definitions include: to accidentally defecate.
Definitions include: to understand.
Definitions include: to go through a rough patch, i.e. a difficult time.
Definitions include: to suffer a great ordeal.
Definitions include: to do something out of obligation rather than desire, without devoting any significant effort.
Definitions include: to become very high.
Definitions include: acronym for "heard through".
Definitions include: to perform unnecessary tasks to get a goal accomplished.
Definitions include: used to express the amount of effort required to accomplish a task that needs to be completed ahead of schedule.
Definitions include: quickly.
Definitions include: quickly.

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