barefaced lie
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Etymology
Noun
barefaced lie (plural barefaced lies)
- A falsehood told with utter confidence and without trying to conceal the fact that it is false, especially a planned or deliberate falsehood.
- I understand that salespeople try to explain things in a positive way, but that was a barefaced lie.
Translations
falsehood told with utter confidence without trying to conceal the fact that it is false
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See also
References
- Michael Quinion (2004) “Barefaced lie”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.
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