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the devil is a liar

the devil is a liar phrase: a general expression of distrust, particularly implying that another person is attempting to deceive the speaker, or that a situation is not, or can not be, as it appears.

Phrase

the devil is a liar

  1. (idiomatic) A general expression of distrust, particularly implying that another person is attempting to deceive the speaker, or that a situation is not, or can not be, as it appears.
    • “The devil is a liar! It ain't that damn bad! Don't even go there Jay”, says Teresa closing the bathroom door.2007, Tamika Davis, Life...And the Drama It Brings, page 175
    • “It must be this place planting seeds of doubt, like a virus in my mind. The devil is a liar,” She said.2010, Tre, Draco's Awakening - Part Two, page 256

Examples of the devil is a liar in a sentence

  • Girl the devil is a liar I wanted to say mother flower you can place your hands all over my body and do whatever it is you want damn!2012, Stacy May, On My Way, page 54:
  • This can't be!” Legion huffed angrily and shouted, “The devil is a liar!”2016, Daniel Black, Listen to the Lambs: A Novel, page 40:

Words that rhyme with the devil is a liar

Questions about the devil is a liar

What does the devil is a liar mean?
The devil is a liar means a general expression of distrust, particularly implying that another person is attempting to deceive the speaker, or that a situation is not, or can not be, as it appears.
How do you use the devil is a liar in a sentence?
Girl the devil is a liar I wanted to say mother flower you can place your hands all over my body and do whatever it is you want damn!
What part of speech is the devil is a liar?
The devil is a liar is a phrase.

Words near the devil is a liar in the dictionary

  1. the deuce you say
  2. the devil
  3. the devil a one
  4. the devil and the deep blue sea
  5. the devil finds work for idle hands
  6. the devil is a liar
  7. the devil is in the detail
  8. the devil is in the details
  9. the devil looks after his own
  10. the devil makes work for idle hands
  11. the devil take the hindmost

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