口蜜腹剑

口蜜腹剑 [kǒu mì fù jiàn]

1. ■ play a double game; a cruel heart under the cover of sugar-coated words; A honey tongue, a heart of gall.; A man may smile and smile and be a villain.; a mouth that praises and a hand that kills; give sb. sweet talk when there's hatred in the heart; have honey on one's lips and murder in one's heart; honey in mouth, dagger in heart; honey-mouthed and dagger-hearted; honey words and a dastardly heart; hypocritical and malignant; One's honeyed words hide daggers.; One's words are as honey but one's heart is like a dagger.; with honeyed words on one's lips but murder in one's heart; with peace and be a villain; with peace on one's tongue and guns in one's pocket:

从他们这些年的所作所为看来， 他们的确是口蜜腹剑的“朋友”。 Judging from what they have done these years, they are indeed “friends” with an honey tongue and a heart of gall.