Either one.
Or...I always heard it as a "Bald faced lie. properly "BOLD FACED LIE" as when newspapermen would try to affect the outcome of elections; back when people got their news only by Newspaper and word of mouth. The news paper would print an untrouth in BOLD headlines; knowing it could not be refuted till it was too late.
Bold faced lie is a correct expression, however bare faced lie, also correct, is more commonly used in the United Kingdom
The correct term is "bald-faced lie." It refers to a lie that is blatantly or shamelessly told without attempting to disguise it.
A homonym for bold is 'bowled.'
No, "bear" and "bare" are not homophones. "Bear" refers to the animal, while "bare" means uncovered or naked.
I lie you lie he / she / it lies we lie they lie
Bold faced lie is a correct expression, however bare faced lie, also correct, is more commonly used in the United Kingdom
The original term seems to have been bald-faced(bare-faced) and refers to a face without whiskers. Beards were commonly worn by businessmen in the 18th and 19th century as an attempt to mask facial expressions when making business deals. Thus a bald-faced liar was a very good liar indeed, and was able to lie without the guilt showing on his face.The more correct term is "bald-faced lie" or "bare-faced lie" (bare is more common in Great Britain). It refers to a "shameless" or "brazen" lie. One where the teller does not attempt to hide his face while telling it.It's just the last 5 yrs or so that "bold" has come into wider usage. It refers to typeface. It is used metaphorically in speech. In the same way that a typesetter uses bold face type to highlight specific text and set it apart, a bold face lie stands out in such a way as to not be mistaken for the truth.Information on both formsThe phrase can either be used as bold-faced lie as in someone with a bold enough face to lie (bold meaning daring, or brazen) or someone bold enough to lie to your face; it can also be used as bald-faced lie, where the older meaning of bald (meaning uncovered or unconcealed) - the more correct usage with this term is bare-faced lie.
The original term was bald-faced or bare-faced and refers to a face without beards or mustache. Beards were very common in the 18th and 18th century to help mask facial expressions while making business deals. A bald-faced liar was not a good lair and was not able to lie without guilt on his face. The more correct term is bald-faced lie. It refers to a shameless lie. The teller does not attempt to hide the guilt. In the last 5 years or so, the term bold-faced lie started being used. It is used metaphorically in speech. In the same way that a typesetter uses bold face type to highlight specific text and set it apart, a bold face lie stands out in such a way as to not be mistaken for the truth
The correct term is "bald-faced lie." It refers to a lie that is blatantly or shamelessly told without attempting to disguise it.
A bold faced lie
Bare-faced Ibis was created in 1823.
Bare-faced Bulbul was created in 2009.
Bare Faced Cheek was created in 1987-10.
Pale-faced Bare-eye was created in 1907.
Bare-faced Messiah was created on 1987-10-26.
"Bare-faced Messiah" by Russell Miller has a total of 384 pages in the paperback edition.
The ISBN of Bare-faced Messiah is 0-7181-2764-1.