Talk out of both sides of one’s mouth

Talk out of both sides of one’s mouth is an idiom with a hazy origin. An idiom is a commonly used word, group of words, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is not easily deduced from its literal definition. Often using descriptive imagery or metaphors, common idioms are words and phrases used in the […]
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