adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a barefaced lie British English , a bald-faced lie American English (= an obvious lie that is told with no sense of shame )
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How can you stand there and tell me such a barefaced lie?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It is the parallel and barefaced cheek of their methods to keep hold of political office that really takes the breath away.
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Lucien could not endure the thought of appearing barefaced in front of a stranger, especially a person of great status.
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She kept her cool and dished out more than her fair share of barefaced cheek, in more senses than one.
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Some people were having holiday romances: they radiated an air of barefaced sin and were itching to talk about it.