Idiom
forked tongue
Meaning
The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Do not trust him, he speaks with a forked tongue.”
“The politician promised lower taxes to everyone, but his opponents claimed he was speaking with a forked tongue.”
“Despite his charming demeanor and eloquent speeches, the diplomat was known to speak with a forked tongue, often saying one thing to his allies and another to his enemies.”
Examples
simple
“Do not trust him, he speaks with a forked tongue.”
contextual
“The politician promised lower taxes to everyone, but his opponents claimed he was speaking with a forked tongue.”
complex
“Despite his charming demeanor and eloquent speeches, the diplomat was known to speak with a forked tongue, often saying one thing to his allies and another to his enemies.”
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