barefaced lie

1. A shameless falsehood. For example, Bill could tell a barefaced lie with a straight face. The adjective barefaced means “beardless,” and one theory is that in the 1500s this condition was considered brazen in all but the youngest males. By the late 1600s barefaced also meant “brazen” or “bold,” the meaning alluded to in this phrase.

Example Sentences

Mr Greaney said the claims by Mr Amaaz that he did not realise that PC Ward and PC Cook were women when he struck them was a "barefaced lie".

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Mr Khan's spokesperson previously said the circulated leaflets "peddle a barefaced lie".

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Elizabeth still hoped to avoid outright conflict with Spain and put about the barefaced lie that he had limped home empty-handed.

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Trade minister Greg Hands replied to Sir Keir's tweet saying: "This is just a barefaced lie by Starmer. He didn't show up for a single minute of 4 1/2 hours of debate on the Trade Bill on Monday, and it shows. The NHS is not & won't ever be part of UK trade deals."

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Being caught out in a barefaced lie isn’t necessarily a deal-breaker now, if you think all politicians are liars anyway.

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