Lie Ill In One's Mouth Meaning

(intransitive, idiomatic) To sound artificial or contradictory.

Example: 2005 December 5, Brian Moore, “Little to be gained from this type of southern comfort”[1], The Telegraph:
  Connolly himself proved the complete pragmatist and it lies ill in his mouth to rail against lack of creativity when his influence has contributed to it.

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