"the devil is a liar" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-the devil is a liar.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aɪ.ə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} the devil is a liar
  1. (idiomatic) A general expression of distrust, particularly implying that another person is attempting to deceive the speaker, or that a situation is not, or can not be, as it appears. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-the_devil_is_a_liar-en-phrase-eVy-Gfp3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "I reached into my hand bag for the court papers and held them towards him, he took them from my hand and looked at them with contempt and handed back to me and said, The devil is a liar, this divorce proceeding shall not stand neither shall it come to pass.",
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