B2 — Upper Intermediate😤 Emotions
Avere la lingua biforcuta
To have a forked tongue
Literal Translation
"To have a forked tongue"
What it means
To speak deceitfully, saying one thing and meaning another
Example in context
"Non credere a quello che dice, ha la lingua biforcuta."
"Do not believe what he says, he has a forked tongue."
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