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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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Is it crazy, or crazy like a fox?

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2022

I agree with Stephens that Putin’s crazy like a fox.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022

Donald Trump, he argues, is not crazy like a fox.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2021

“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

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