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Lied through their teeth

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24-Mar-2006, 21:26

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Lied through their teeth

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Re: Lied through their teeth

MW,

This expression shows that someone is telling a big lie, and really doesn't care. A thief will "lie through his teeth" to avoid going to jail.

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