have a forked tongue

To make empty or false promises; to speak duplicitously or beguilingly. Likened to having the tongue of a serpent, a traditional symbol of deceit and dishonesty. That's the last time I lend Brian any money, that guy has a forked tongue! He learned quickly that having a forked tongue was an effective way of getting ahead in business.

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释义	have a forked tongue have a forked tongue To make empty or false promises; to speak duplicitously or beguilingly. Likened to having the tongue of a serpent, a traditional symbol of deceit and dishonesty. That's the last time I lend Brian any money, that guy has a forked tongue! He learned quickly that having a forked tongue was an effective way of getting ahead in business. See also: forked, have, tongue Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: speak with a forked tongue speak with forked tongue with (a) forked tongue with forked tongue bluff bluff (one's) way bluff way bosom lie (one's) way into (something or some place) lied
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