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Meaning of out of the side of one's mouth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Falsely; untruthfully; inaccurately.

figuratively

Examples

“speak out of the side of one's mouth”
“talk out of the side of one's mouth”
“He [Donald Trump] says some things that, uh, I don't, don't know where he's getting 'em from. I think he talks out of the side of his mouth before he realizes what he says.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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