Two-faced.
English
idiom
Someone who is insincere or deceitful, presenting a different appearance to different people.
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Someone who is insincere or deceitful, presenting a different appearance to different people.
Trusted by1.5M+English learners & teachers worldwide
Saying one thing to someone's face but acting differently behind their back.
A two-faced person is dishonest and insincere — they pretend to be friendly while secretly behaving in the opposite way.
It is used to describe someone who cannot be trusted because they are hypocritical.
"Backstabber"
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Someone who betrays your trust after appearing to be your ally
"Hypocrite"
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A person who says one thing but does the opposite in their own behavior
"Two-faced"
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Acting friendly to someone's face while behaving dishonestly behind their back
I heard she told the client something completely different from what she told us.
That's not the first time — she can be really two-faced.
He was so nice to me all evening, then I found out what he said behind my back.
He's always been two-faced — don't trust anything he says to your face.
Should I tell her I don't like the idea, or just go along with it?
Be honest — pretending to agree when you don't is how people become two-faced.
