speak with a forked tongue

speak with a forked tongue {v. phr.}, {literary}

To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite.

I have learned not to trust Peter's promises because he speaks with a forked tongue.

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forked tongue

[forked tongue] See: [SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

two-faced

[two-faced] {adj.} Insincere; disloyal; deceitful. * /Don't confide too much in him as he has the reputation of being two-faced./ Compare: [SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

tongue

[tongue] See: [AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE], [CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE], [HOLD ONE'S TONGUE], [KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD], [SLIP OF THE TONGUE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

at the tip of one's tongue

[at the tip of one's tongue] or [on the tip of one's tongue] {adv. phr.} {informal} 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. * /It was at the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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