devil in disguise

devil in disguise

Something or someone that appears to be good, useful, or benevolent, but that in reality proves to be the opposite. When I first met my ex-husband, I thought he was the nicest, most generous man alive, but he turned out to be the devil in disguise. The new cancer-treating drug held great promise, but it proved a devil in disguise when the true scale of its side effects became known.
See also: devil, disguise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • penny pincher
  • penny-pincher
  • pincher
  • be on bad terms (with someone)
  • be on good, bad, friendly, etc. terms
  • friendly
  • on bad terms
  • it (only/just) goes to show (you)
  • let (someone or oneself) in for
  • let in for
References in periodicals archive
ViganE, concluding that his former boss had singled him out as the devil in disguise, complained in his next statement that Francis "compared me to the great accuser, Satan, who sows scandal and division in the Church, though without ever uttering my name".
Pope blames devil for Church divisions, scandals, seeks angel's help
Elvis impersonator RICHARD CARPENTER, 64, is barred from karaoke pubs in Exmouth, Devon, because of his Devil in Disguise behaviour.
Good Week
AN Elvis fan has been banned from karaoke in his hometown by pub staff who seem to think he's the Devil in Disguise.
Karaoke Elvis all shook up after fighting with his rivals
You are a devil in disguise! Should I tell them that," she (https://twitter.com/MsJoseline/media) posted .
Stevie J Is Suing Joseline Hernandez
On the menu look out for enticingly named concoctions such as Banana Banchee, Brazilian Monk, Japanese Slipper, Russian Spring Punch, Devil In Disguise and Flame Haired Vixen!
Cocktail bar to open in Arcade
AFTER ruling cyberspace for trending on Twitter, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has been portrayed in a video as a devil in disguise.
WATCH: Iglesia video shows de Lima as 'demon in disguise'
Is he The Devil In Disguise or a Hound Dog in his Blue Suede Shoes?
Love Me Tender; THEATRE
SHE played something of a Devil in Disguise in Emmerdale, and now actress Sian Reeves is performing that very song six days a week in new musical Love Me Tender.
There's lots to Love as actress helps to re-create the 1950s; GORDON BARR chats to former Emmerdale actress Sian Reeves about her role in the musical Love Me Tender, now at the Sunderland Empire
She played something of a Devil in Disguise in Emmerdale, now actress Sian Reeves is performing that very song six days a week in new musical Love Me Tender.
Watch ex Emmerdale star Sian Reeves on being a Devil in Disguise in Sunderland; Sian chats to us about her new role in the Elvis musical Love Me Tender which is at Sunderland Empire
Cue great songs like The Devil In Disguise, Hound Dog and Blue Suede Shoes.
LOVE ME TENDER PLAYHOUSE; STARS... Shaun Williamson as Jim and Mica Paris as Sylvia
IS that the Devil In Disguise or new Sky Blues' signing Hermann Hreidarsson all at sea posing as Elvis?
VIVA SPLASH VEGAS, HERMANN! Sky Blues' new star Hreidarsson is a charity sea King
Well since I am both a Capricorn and left-handed surely I must be the devil in disguise, yet with a heart of an angel.
I didn't choose it but I'm proud; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION..
DEVIL IN DISGUISE? Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall at their Welsh home in Llwyn-ywermod, which translates as Wormwood - mentioned in the Bible as the way the world will end - and above, Tim Cohen's book
THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS; Charles is 'exposed' as Antichrist in new book
BOOKS Camp comic Julian Clary's perfect summer read, Devil in Disguise FOOD A look inside four recipe books which are nothing short of Delicious TRAVEL Forget New York, for an exciting holiday in the US, head to Boston
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Pellow plays Daryl Van Horne, a sleazy devil in disguise who has been accidentally conjured up by three bored women living in the sleepy but uptight town of Eastwick.
Unleashing the devil for a sparkling show; WITCHES OF EASTWICK **** Playhouse, Edinburgh, Dec 11