Meaning Of Two-faced In Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 two-faced From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtwo-facedˌtwo-ˈfaced adjective informal    PRETENDchanging what you say according to who you are talking to, in a way that is insincere and unpleasant – used to show disapproval  He’s a two-faced liar.Examples from the Corpustwo-faced• Whoever you blame on the scum transfer fiasco he came out of it as a two-faced hypocrite.• He was at his most two-faced in his dealings with Turgenev.• He was such a two-faced little man that finding these hysterically funny didn't feel wrong.• I've never met anyone so two-faced: she's sweet and charming to your face, and then goes and complains about you to the boss!• I wanted to put all that two-faced stuff behind us and settle down with Mary-Claude to live a half-way normal life.• The Government's attitude is two-faced - they are also devoting all their energies to preventing the directive from coming into force.• Barb is the most two-faced woman I've ever met. Quizzes Quizzes

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