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double-talk |
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double-talk (British, American & Australian, mainly American) a way of speaking that confuses people in order to avoid telling them the truth. He said the new train service would run fewer trains, but would provide a better service - sheer double-talk. |
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``The double-talk, the stalling, the postponing and new interpretations of the city charter and arguments over attorney-client privilege all amount to one thing: He doesn't want the public to see what's going on,'' Chick said. Ottawa--Canada has not seen such confusion and double-talk on the part of Prime Minister Jean Chretien as regards the country's stand on Iraq. Republican responses have included malice toward me (in one extreme case), malice toward the proponents of a cause I support, and various sorts of double-talk and deceit. |
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