词组 | a snake in the grass |
释义 | Idiom a snake in the grass someone who pretends to be your friend while secretly doing things to harm you.It's upsetting to learn that someone you once viewed as a good colleague is in fact a snake in the grass. snake in the grassOne who feigns friendship with the intent to deceive. Did you hear that Daria's best friend stole money from her bank account? What a snake in the grass. a snake in the grassIf you describe someone as a snake in the grass, you mean they are false because they pretend to be your friend while actually harming you. He's a snake in the grass — a guy you really can't trust. Note: This phrase was first used by the Roman poet Virgil in his work `The Eclogues' to refer to a hidden danger. a snake in the grassa treacherous or deceitful person.Since the late 17th century this expression has entirely superseded the earlier idiom a pad in the straw . Pad is an old dialect term for a toad, an animal that was formerly thought to be poisonous. a ˌsnake in the ˈgrass(disapproving) a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted: We used to be friends, but who knew he’d turn out to be such a snake in the grass? |
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