Talk out of both sides of one's mouth

Talk out of both sides of one's mouth

Talk out of both sides of one's mouth


Fare affermazioni contraddittorie


Meanings
Fig.: to say different and contradictory things on the same topic to different people or in different situations

Examples
The governor is talking out of both sides of his mouth. Yesterday, he said he'd wouldn't make face masks mandatory and today he described enforcement penalties for those caught without them
Il governatore sta facendo solo affermazioni contraddittorie: ieri ha detto che non avrebbe reso obbligatorio l'uso della mascherina sanitaria e oggi descrive le sanzioni previste per chi non la indossa

We all know that they've been talking out of both sides of their mouths about the future of the company, so we need to know the truth: will it close down or not?
Tutti sanno che sono state dette cose contraddittorie sul destino dell'azienda, perciò qual è la verità: chiuderà o no?