like a snake in the grass

Example Sentences

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We're like a snake in the grass at a Sunday picnic.

From Time Magazine Archive

And thou, like a snake in the grass, hast been sticking out thy tongue behind my back.

From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner

I afterwards ascertained that perceiving us to be approaching her, this craft had lain like a snake in the grass, under bare poles, until she thought us sufficiently near, when she made sail in chase.

From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by Cooper, James Fenimore

When he stings like a snake in the grass remember the chief's words.

From Betty Zane by Grey, Zane

The German submarine rolled lazily in complete isolation, waiting, like a snake in the grass, for its prey.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.