Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.

    Wolf im Schafspelz

    волк в ове́чьей шку́реvolk v ovéčʹjej škúre

    вовк в ове́чій шку́ріvovk v ovéčij škúri

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Tom is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

    ruТом - волк в овечьей шкуре. — marafon

    deTom ist ein Wolf im Schafspelz. — list

  2. I think this bishop is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

    ruЯ думаю, этот слон — это волк в овечьей шкуре. — User55521

    deIch glaube, dieser Bischof ist ein Wolf im Schafsfell. — al_ex_an_der

  3. You are a wolf in sheep's clothing.

    Ти вовк в овечій шкурі. — deniko

    ruВы волк в овечьей шкуре. — marafon

    deDu bist ein Wolf im Schafspelz. — Manfredo

  4. Sociopaths don't want anyone else to know that they're wolves in sheep clothing.

    Соціопати не хочуть, щоб хтось інший знав, що вони вовки в овечій шкурі. — Ahha

  5. Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.

    ruОстерегайтесь волка в овечьей шкуре. — Wezel

    deNimm dich vor dem Wolf im Schafspelz in Acht. — Fingerhut

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant:
Русский
By meaning 1
someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant:

Origin

From Matthew 7:15 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Beware of false

From Matthew 7:15 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”

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