wolf in sheep's clothing
Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something…Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.
» Tom is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Tom ist ein Wolf im Schafspelz. — list
Том - волк в овечьей шкуре. — marafon
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1 senses(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 sentencesTom is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
ruТом - волк в овечьей шкуре. — marafon
deTom ist ein Wolf im Schafspelz. — list
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
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
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
Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.
ruОстерегайтесь волка в овечьей шкуре. — Wezel
deNimm dich vor dem Wolf im Schafspelz in Acht. — Fingerhut
Translations
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Origin
From Matthew 7:15 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Beware of falseFrom 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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Forms
plural: wolves in sheep's clothing| Singular | wolf in sheep's clothing |
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| Plural | wolves in sheep's clothing |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
19 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.