mentir comme un arracheur de dents

French

Etymology

Literally, “to lie like a toothpuller”, because they would tell their patients that the operation would not hurt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.tiʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ a.ʁa.ʃœʁ də dɑ̃/

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Verb

mentir comme un arracheur de dents

1. (simile, informal) to lie through one's teeth, to lie brazenly, shamelessly

See also

• mentir comme on respire

Further reading

• "mentir comme un arracheur de dents", Dictionnaire des francophones [1]
• "mentir comme un arracheur de dents", Les nouvelles expressions de monsieur dictionnaire, Jacques Mercier, 2017, p.14
• "mentir comme un arracheur de dents", Dictionnaire des expressions et locutions, Alain Rey and Sophie Chantreau, p.48 [2]