barefaced liar

barefaced liar

One who tells blatantly obvious or impudent untruths easily and with little or no attempt to disguise the lie. Everyone knows he is just a barefaced liar. It's a wonder anyone believes a thing he says anymore.
See also: barefaced, liar
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • barefaced
  • baldfaced
  • bald-faced liar
  • boldface
  • bold-faced liar
  • bold-faced lie
  • barefaced lie/liar
  • bald-faced lie
  • barefaced lie
  • I spoke out of turn
References in periodicals archive
"You've nothing to say for yourself because you know you're a barefaced liar.
PLENTY MAUR FISH IN THE SEA; Irish girl's partner outjust as 12 new contestants arrive on scene
Fury over uplift charges Dear Editor, I'd like to say the council's decision to introduce new charges of PS25 for householders requesting special uplifts was a surprise - but that would make me a barefaced liar.
Dear Editor, While the future [...]; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Your views LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines earlier called Nieto a 'barefaced liar' for 'endangering' a Filipino photojournalist's life "on unfounded reasons."
Pasay prosecutor recommends cyber-libel case vs blogger Nieto
Delhi-based Barefaced Liar and Circus along with ZnG from Bhutan and Eman's Conspiracy from Maldives complete the extensive line-up.
Old Fort rocks to Asian beats
The participating bands include What's In The Name (Mumbai), Barefaced Liar (Delhi), ZnG (Bhutan), Circus (Delhi), Biuret (Korea), Stigmata (Sri Lanka), Eman's Conspiracy (Maldives), Papon And The East Indian Company (Mumbai), Pardis (Afghanistan), Susmit Sen Chronicles (Delhi), LRB (Bangladesh), Strings (Pakistan), Advaita (India), Raghu Dixit Project (India) and Albatross (Nepal).
Purana Qila to host three-day South Asian Bands Fest from today
And the poll of more than 1000 people was carried out BEFORE SALMOND's disastrous week, which saw two of his backbench MSPsresign from the party and himbranded a "barefaced liar" byLabour.
POLL CROWNS SALMOND'S WORST WEEK
Today, that same issue has not only emerged to bite him in the proverbial backside, but is threatening to expose him on a grand moral scale for being a barefaced liar, albeit allegedly, since the only evidence of his late mother's US citizenship so far has been the appearance of her name on a voting register, which is only possible if she is a US citizen.
The soldier, the politician, the Sheikh and his mother
Anyone who tells you different is a barefaced liar."
Tens of thousands march in London to protest budget cuts
As each day passes it becomes more and more obvious - to this sceptical observer at least - that not only are we in the throes of the most savage recession in living memory we also have the most ineffably incompetent government since...well, since Edward Heath proved that being both a blunderer and a barefaced liar is no bar to the premiership.
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I got to the driver's door and I said to her 'what the hell do you think you are doing?"' He said the woman told him she had been driving at the time of the accident in High Street, Smethwick and he angrily called her "a barefaced liar".
I saw 'driver' swap
To support Ms Monsod on China being a 'barefaced liar,' I have one example which I've tagged 'chewing gum diplomacy':
'Chewing gum diplomacy'
Delhi- based band Barefaced Liar will open for them at Rendevouz.
SECOND TIME LUCKY
GRAN Kay Wilson stripped off to help a charity but was then shown to be a barefaced liar over her PS75,000 benefit claims.
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Labour have cited the exchange as evidence Salmond is a "barefaced liar" after the SNP Government finally admitted they have never taken legal advice on Scotland's entry to the EU after independence.
NEIL AND PRAY; ALEX ON THE ROPES .. ALEX ON THE ROPES ..Salmond hopes blaming BBC pundit Andrew will make lies row go away
The footage, which was shot at a hotel in Wakefield, West Yorkshire proves she is a barefaced liar.
Lying 'X Factor' hooker Chloe Mafia exposed