(as) crafty as a fox
(as) crafty as a fox
Exceptionally clever, cunning, or shrewd, especially in devious or underhanded ways. He thought he was being crafty as a fox in the way he had been skimming money from the cash registers, but management caught up with him eventually. The novel centers around the cat-and-mouse chase between a police detective and a thief who is as crafty as a fox. She may come off as nothing but smiles and sunshine, but trust me—she's crafty as a fox!
See also: crafty, fox
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- crafty
- fox
- sly
- sly as a fox
- (as) sly as a fox
- (as) wily as a fox
- cunning
- (as) cunning as a fox
- old soldier
- every trick in the book