Is there an idiom for this: you treat a friend nicely, but that "friend" treats you like dirt?
Hi, I was wondering if there's an idiom/proverb for this situation: you treat a friend very nice, thinking that that person is your best friend, but contrastingly, that person treats you like dirt.
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" Basically they act one way while they're with you, and then talk bad about you when you're not with them.
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" Basically they act one way while they're with you, and then talk bad about you when you're not with them.
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Well, if they are nice to your face, and then talk badly about you behind your back, then we call those types of people "two-faced." Basically they act one way while they're with you, and then talk bad about you when you're not with them.