ProverbCommunication
English origin
English originHe lies as fast as a dog can trot.
Meaning: Persistent deceit flows so naturally that the liar never pauses or hesitates in their falsehoods.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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