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wolf Theme: MAN - SEX n. a bold and aggressive male.He sees himself as a lady-killer. The chicks see him as an old-fashioned wolf.And this wolf comes up to me and starts holding my hand.
wolf 1. noun 1 a sexually aggressive man US, 1945. 2 in prison, an aggressive, predatory homosexual US, 1952. 3 in homosexual anal sex, the active participant US, 1940. 4 a prison sentence of 15 years US, 1990s 2. verb to act in a sexually aggressive manner US, 1974
idiomwolfthe big bad wolffrightened used about someone who makes people feel frightened or threatened:I do get tired of everyone who works for me thinking I'm the big bad wolf - I have occasionally been known to be kind to an old lady, you know.At the conference the main theme was 'international co-operation', although huge international corporations are still seen as big bad wolves.cry wolftrick/deceive to keep asking for help when you do not need it or saying that there is a problem or danger when there is not, so that when you do need help or there is a problem, no one believes you:"There's been a lot of businesses crying wolf," said Phillip Vincent, an economist with First Interstate Bank. "It makes you wonder what the situation really is."Scott nearly said, "My wife's ill", but he had cried wolf too often, and he knew it.Note This idiom comes from an old story about a boy who was looking after sheep and, as a joke, called out that a wolf (=animal like a large dog) was coming. His friends ran to help him, but when a wolf really came, they thought his cry for help was another joke, and they did not come. keep the wolf from the doorearn to earn enough money to buy the basic things that you need to live, but no more:I'm working part-time in a coffee shop, just to keep the wolf from the door, that's all.The family runs a small shop, but there's no sign of any more money than is needed to keep the wolf from the door.a lone wolfalone used about someone who prefers to spend time alone and has few friends:I looked at your personnel file last night, and I got the impression you're a bit of a lone wolf - I like that.Mark might not want any help of any sort; you know how he is - a lone wolf.be a wolf in sheep's clothingseem used about someone who seems to be nice and friendly, but is not, or something that seems to be good, but is not:Your mother always looked nervous when I came round. I think she saw me as the wolf in sheep's clothing."This bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing'' she said. ``Many have attempted to mislead Congress by calling it a pro-family, pro-woman bill. It is anything but that."The herpes virus hides itself in the familiar wrapper of a human protein, like a wolf in sheep's clothing, and persuades the body's cells to welcome it inside. phrasewolf[wolfed, wolfed, wolfing] wolf down wolf down sth • wolf sth down informal to eat food very quickly, especially because you are very hungry: Purvis was sitting in a burger bar wolfing down a cheeseburger and coke. When dinner finally came, we wolfed it down in five minutes.■ SIMILAR TO: gulp down
wolf n. a bold and aggressive male. (see also fine wolf.) He sees himself as a lady-killer. The chicks see him as an old-fashioned wolf. See:- A growing youth has a wolf in his belly
- a lone wolf
- a wolf in sheep's clothing
- between dog and wolf
- buy a/(one's) wolf ticket
- buy wolf ticket
- buy wolf tickets
- cry wolf
- cry wolf, to
- cut (one's) wolf loose
- cut one’s wolf loose
- cut wolf loose
- fine wolf
- growing youth has a wolf in his belly
- have a wolf by the ears
- have a/the wolf by the ear(s)
- hold a wolf by the ears
- keep the wolf from the door
- keep the wolf from the door, to
- lone wolf
- man is a wolf to man
- put (one's) head in the wolf's mouth
- sell a wolf ticket
- sell wolf tickets
- The wolf is at the door
- the wolf is at the/(one's) door
- When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window
- wolf
- wolf at the door
- wolf at the/(one's) door
- wolf down
- wolf in sheep's clothing
- wolf in sheep's clothing, a
- wolf something down
- wolf whistle
- wolfpack
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