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crazy like a fox

ADJECTIVE
wily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cagey crooked scheming shifty shrewd sly sneaky underhanded
WEAK
arch artful astute cunning deceitful deceptive deep designing foxy greasy guileful insidious intriguing knowing sagacious sharp slick slippery smooth streetwise tricky
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aboveboard forthright frank honest open straight

Example Sentences

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Perhaps, but I couldn’t help but come away from Kliavkoff’s appearance Friday thinking that just maybe he’s crazy like a fox.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

“This is a unique set of circumstances and the president welcomes it. I think he’s crazy like a fox on this,” Goodwin told “Fox & Friends” on Monday.

From Fox News • Nov. 25, 2019

But all observable signs suggest he is less unstable and more crazy like a fox.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2018

Is he crazy like a fox, gaming this litigation in some fashion that we don’t yet understand?

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2017

Like is a preposition, said the accusers, and may take only a noun phrase object, as in crazy like a fox or like a bat out of hell.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker