"a Pack of lies"

Posted by RRC June 04, 2006In reply to "A sack of lies" posted by ESC on June 04, 2006

What is the origin of the phrase "a sack of lies"?

It's not a common phrase (a Google search found only 133 uses) nor a particularly novel way to phrase a common thought. It's gained a bit of prominence lately, as Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a "powerful figure in the Vatican on matters of Church doctrine," denounced the DaVinci Code, a work of fiction, as a "sack of lies." Duh. Other uses include a variety of other hotheads denouncing propaganda they don't agree with.

"Pack of lies" I have heard.

"Pack of lies" is the standard idiom. 452,000 Google hits -- 1650 just from being listed as part of the lyrics of Phil Collin's "In the Air Tonight" (^_-)