lying through one's teeth
Shamelessly telling falsehoods
To lie through one's teeth is to lie boldly and shamelessly, with full knowledge of one's own dishonesty: He stood there lying through his teeth about where he'd been all night.
The phrase suggests the lie is so brazen it practically shows on the liar's face—teeth bared in a false smile while speaking falsehoods.
- bold-faced lieShameless, obvious untruth
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- straight-facedWithout visible emotion
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
fabrication · pretense · snake in the grass · betrayal · guile · hoax · forgery · whopper · exaggeration · white lie · hypocrisy · poker face · pants on fire · duplicity · misrepresentation · false pretenses · scheming · falsification
lying through one's teethtelling the truth
being honest · telling it like it is · coming clean · speaking frankly · confessing
lying through one's teethbaring one's soul
Revealing one's innermost feelings
coming clean · wearing one's heart on one's sleeve · spilling the beans · letting it all hang out