Barefaced

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2016

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Is someone telling an outrageous lie? Here's an expression we can use

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com. Hello and
0:15.0	joining me today is Rob.
0:19.0	Hi everyone.
0:20.0	Oh, Fay Fay, what a lovely day it is today.
0:23.2	What? It's raining. You seem to be in a good mood?
0:27.6	Yes, yes, I've done all my work and the boss has given me the rest of the day off.
0:33.0	So I'm off now, bye-bye.
0:35.0	Oh, hold on, Rob.
0:36.0	Could you at least stay and present this program?
0:39.0	Oh, okay then.
0:40.0	I suppose there's no rush to go shopping and spend the bonus he's given me is there?
0:45.0	Oh come on Rob this doesn't sound like our boss you're telling me a bare-faced lie?
0:52.0	Bare-faced? No, no, this really is my hairy face.
0:55.8	Look.
0:56.8	Oh no.
0:57.8	The word bare-faced can literally mean having no beard, but we also use the word to mean without any disguise or being deliberately bold
1:05.7	and shameless.
1:07.4	So Rob is a bare-faced liar because he's obviously telling a lie without any embarrassment.
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