Ring false verb phrase
Used to say that something seems false
I think her excuse rang false.
His answer rings false.
False; fake
The verb "ring" should be conjugated according to its tense.
1. Soneone tends to speak in unkind and cruel way that is likely to upset or hurt someone else.
2. The fossil tooth of a shark
1. Many people doesn't want to make friends with Sue because she has a serpent's tongue.
2. A: 'My thesis will center on a serpent's tongue.' B: 'A serpent's tongue? What does it mean?' A: 'A serpent's tongue means the fossil tooth of a shark.'