speak with forked tongue



speak with (a) forked tongue

to make false promises or to speak in a way which is not honest The minister is speaking with a forked tongue, promising support he will never deliver.
See also: forked, speak, tongue

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dipika-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
GerryJER-ee (English), KHER-ree (Dutch)English, Dutch
Victorina-Late Roman
Adetokunbo-Western African, Yoruba
Sherif-Arabic
Hector['hektə]