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/ === Verb === mentir comme un arracheur de dents (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]