liar, liar, pants on fire

Liar, liar, pants on fire!

A childhood taunt said to someone who is believed to be lying. A: "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" A: "No, my mom is really a magical princess, I swear!" A: "I swear I didn't take that money!" B: "Liar, liar, pants on fire—I saw you take it from Mom's purse this morning!"

liar, liar, pants on fire

A schoolyard taunt to someone suspected of prevaricating. It also is used by adults, although not usually in a serious sense. However, former New York mayor Edward I. Koch, berating politicians who failed to sign on to remake the state’s ineffective government, said, “You’re either on the side of the angels, or you’re a bum. And if the angels betray their pledges, I’m going to run around the state screaming, ‘Liar, liar, pants on fire!’” (New York Times, August 8, 2010). And a cartoon by Mike Luckovich shows one character with flames on his pants, saying “The evidence is overwhelming, global warming’s real . . .” while the other replies, “Liar, liar, pants on fire” (Boston Globe, July 23, 2010).

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释义	liar, liar, pants on fire Liar, liar, pants on fire! A childhood taunt said to someone who is believed to be lying. A: "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" A: "No, my mom is really a magical princess, I swear!" A: "I swear I didn't take that money!" B: "Liar, liar, pants on fire—I saw you take it from Mom's purse this morning!" See also: on, pant Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. liar, liar, pants on fire A schoolyard taunt to someone suspected of prevaricating. It also is used by adults, although not usually in a serious sense. However, former New York mayor Edward I. Koch, berating politicians who failed to sign on to remake the state’s ineffective government, said, “You’re either on the side of the angels, or you’re a bum. And if the angels betray their pledges, I’m going to run around the state screaming, ‘Liar, liar, pants on fire!’” (New York Times, August 8, 2010). And a cartoon by Mike Luckovich shows one character with flames on his pants, saying “The evidence is overwhelming, global warming’s real . . .” while the other replies, “Liar, liar, pants on fire” (Boston Globe, July 23, 2010). See also: fire, on, pant The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: Liar, liar, pants on fire! get down to it when you come (right) down to it set (someone or something) up set someone up get the whetstone truth extract extract (something) from (someone or something) extract from References in periodicals archive "What is he supposed to say to Putin when he denies it, call him 'Liar, liar, pants on fire'? Race to the bottom But what's even more annoying is when afterwards he simpers to Governor Feron (a hunched and hobbling Rupert Everett): "I was attacked, robbed, I feared for my life." Liar, liar, pants on fire! Smarmy little so-and-so. Watch your backs Musketeers; PICK OF THE DAY THE MUSKETEERS BBC1, 9pm "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire." This phrase always makes me turn my head to the side like a confused dog. 10 things that make me laugh Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! is a children's picturebook about learning to interact positively with one's peers. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! Instead of writing witty, sophisticated bon mots, I found myself screaming adult things like "Liar, liar, pants on fire" at anyone on Fox "We will decide who's President" News. The Rush to Crown George Duh They might just as well walk up to Chelsea bigwig Peter Kenyon (right) and shout: "Liar, liar, pants on fire, stick them in the tumble dryer"." RESULT!: Two Mour ways to make money; IN ASSOCIATION WITH betfair.com The Congressional Ethics Committee--one of the more creative oxymorons currently in use ("guaranteed pension" and "McDonald's nutritional chart" are others of note)--has charged the Newtmeister with providing it with "inaccurate, incomplete, and unreliable information." Or, in layman's terms: "liar, liar, pants on fire." Hold the milk
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