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wolf in sheep's clothing |
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a wolf in sheep's clothing someone who seems to be pleasant and friendly but is in fact dangerous or evil. My next boss, on the surface very warm and charming, proved to be something of a wolf in sheep's clothing. See also: wolf a wolf in sheep's clothing someone or something that seems to be good but is actually bad. The financial advisor we hired turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing who stole from the people he promised to help. See also: wolf |
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The primitive instinct of self-preservation acknowledges many arts and wiles; but argument is not one of them, nor did he now waste precious time in an attempt to convince the raiders that he was not a wolf in sheep's clothing. |
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