with a forked tongue

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from the split tongue of a snake. === Pronunciation === === Verb === speak with a forked tongue (third-person singular simple present speaks with a forked tongue, present participle speaking with a forked tongue, simple past spoke with a forked tongue, past participle spoken with a forked tongue) (idiomatic) To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful. ==== Translations ==== === See also === out of both sides of one's mouth