lie in one's teeth

intransitive verb lay, lain, lying

1. to be or put oneself in a reclining position along a relatively horizontal surface: often with down
2. to be in a more or less horizontal position on some supporting surface: said of inanimate things
3. to be or remain in a specified condition: motives that lie hidden
4. to be situated: Canada lies to the north
5. to extend; stretch: the road that lies before us
6. to be; exist; be found: the love that lies in her eyes
7. to be buried or entombed
8. Archaic to stay overnight or for a short while; lodge
9. Archaic to have sexual intercourse (with)
10. Law to be maintainable or admissible: an action that will not lie

transitive verb

noun

1. the way in which something is situated or arranged; lay
2. an animal's lair or resting place
3. Brit. a period of resting
4. Golf the relative situation of a ball with reference to the advantage it offers the player: a good lie