BBC Learning English - The Englih We Speak
small talk
- making small talk means making informal conversation about unimportant things. If you're meeting someone for the first time, it's a good way to make them feel relaxed
I didn't know anybody at my cousin's wedding so I tried to make small talk with the guests.
I'm shy and not very good at small talk. That's why I hate going to parties.
At the office party, we all had to stand around making small talk, but all I really wanted to do was go home!
to lie through your teeth
- to tell someone something that's completely untrue
When she said she was nearly 30 years old, I knew she was lying through her teeth!
They promised we'd get free drinks every day at our hotel but they were lying through their teeth.
He lied through his teeth when he said he bought her an expensive engagement ring – it was just a cheap one from the catalogue.
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