cliché: a bald faced liar

Meaning: undisguised or brazen liar (definition).

Example: The bald faced liar, it was as if his lie was his show of contempt.

Origin: 1640-1650 but with no explanation. Self-explanatory with expression? (Source.)

Rewrites:

• bare faced liar
• open faced liar
• wide faced liar
• plain faced liar
• blunt mugged liar
• simple looking liar
• wide-eyed liar

Discussion: Sometimes confused with bold faced liar, though they have slightly different meanings.