forked tongue

English - Turkish

Definition of forked tongue in English Turkish dictionary: (yılanda) çatal dil; (yılan) çatal dil

English - English

Definition of forked tongue in English English dictionary: The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness
This man has a forked tongue and lacks credibility.; {i} duplicity, deception, lie, untruthful statement; tongue separated into two different ends at the tip (common in many reptiles)
speak with a forked tongue: To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful
He's spoken with a forked tongue to reporters, and his explanations for launching a probe don't pass the plausibility and credibility tests.
speak with a forked tongue: speak with forked tongue, speak dishonestly, speak deceptively, lie, make false statements, prevaricate
speak with forked tongue: {f} speak with a forked tongue, speak dishonestly, speak deceptively, lie, make false statements, prevaricate

forked tongue

Turkish pronunciation

fôrkt tʌng

/ˈfôrkt ˈtəɴɢ/ /ˈfɔːrkt ˈtʌŋ/

() *Possibly from the split tongue of a snake.

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