2007-08-12 08:34:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I know I've heard it before--once or twice--from old people. Don't know what it means though. Must be an expression [idiom] of some sort.
2007-08-12 08:47:57 · update #1
Think of a door that is hinged in the middle. What is the benefit of it? IT swings both ways, like those old western doors.
It means that you are two faced. A "two-faced" person says nice things about people when they are with them, but bad things about them to other people.
Or you "talk out of both sides of your mouth." It does NOT refer to non-stop talking. It means that you say different things to different people about the same subject. How can you be trusted when "you talk out of both sides of your mouth"?
But the idiom does not merely mean talkative. It is much meaner than that. If you are using it to refer to other people, use it carefully because it is really offensive.
2007-08-16 09:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by maî 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am guessing that it is an idiom for dishonest, two-faced, "talking out of both sides of the mouth."
2007-08-12 15:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by Oghma Gem 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means you are a "two-faced liar." You say one thing to someone and another thing to someone else--depending on who they are. Such as a politician will tell one crowd what they want to hear, and the opposite to a different crowd, just to get votes.
2007-08-19 19:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by soupkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guess I'm an "old people" person...I know it means one is two-faced; one is saying one thing about an event to some people, and another thing about the same event to other people, for reasons I don't know. A bid at popularity?
2007-08-12 16:11:17 · answer #4 · answered by LK 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Pretty sure it means you have a loose tounge, talk too much, dont know when to shut-up, or something in that general category...think about what you were doing when they said it to you
2007-08-18 23:59:44 · answer #5 · answered by andrsj3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you talk a lot, insinuating that your tongue moves so quickly, it must have a hinge in it.
2007-08-13 09:19:46 · answer #6 · answered by ChiChi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I beleive it's a term for what we call today as yes men.They agree with everything or have no opinion
2007-08-19 21:16:34 · answer #7 · answered by stones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be your " tongue tied". Good news is they can just clip the skin. Why didn't you ask the doctor or person who told you this? Best Wishes!
2007-08-12 15:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by Diana G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means you are this old lady's dream come true. A man who can locate her G spot finally!!
Good luck!
2007-08-12 18:52:57 · answer #9 · answered by John S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From an old person it means you talk too much...sorry
2007-08-12 16:00:27 · answer #10 · answered by Boston Pattianne55 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋