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mentir comme un arracheur de dents

/mɑ̃.tiʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ a.ʁa.ʃœʁ də dɑ̃/

verb/mɑ̃.tiʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ a.ʁa.ʃœʁ də dɑ̃/

to lie through one's teeth, to lie brazenly, shamelessly

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