snake in the grass
Example Sentences
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Franklin was uncompromising and often dismissive, but it is Watson who emerges as the snake in the grass.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2021
“Clearly Doug is a snake in the grass and hopefully the Federal Trade Commission hammers him,” one member of the group wrote.
From The Verge • Mar. 4, 2020
That temptation to stake a claim, to occupy valuable space, is the slithering snake in the grass that’s making everyone in Eden bonkers.
From New York Times • May 10, 2013
He called him a "rattlesnake" and a "snake in the grass".
From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2013
I loved him in that moment, loved him more than I’d ever loved anyone, and I wanted to tell them all that I was the snake in the grass, the monster in the lake.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
