speak with a forked tongue
English
Etymology
- Possibly from the split tongue of a snake.
Verb
- (idiomatic) To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful.
- 2008 March 26, "Let a real "probe" begin," Sandusky Register online (retrieved 26 Mar 2008):
- He's spoken with a forked tongue to reporters, and his explanations for launching a probe don't pass the plausibility and credibility tests.
- 2008 March 26, "Let a real "probe" begin," Sandusky Register online (retrieved 26 Mar 2008):
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