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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Washti	-	Biblical Hebrew
Euphrasia	-	Ancient Greek
Bogdan	BAWG-dahn (Polish), BOG-dahn (Serbian, Croatian), bog-DAHN (Romanian)	Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Gerardo	je-RAHR-do (Italian), he-RAHR-do (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Alfher	-	Ancient Germanic
Silver	['silvə]