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sheep in wolves' clothing

sheep in wolves' clothing is the plural of sheep in wolf's clothing.

Meaning of sheep in wolf's clothing

Noun

sheep in wolf's clothing (plural sheep in wolves' clothing)

  1. Someone or something that appears fierce or threatening but is actually harmless or means no harm.
    • The hunter-insects, as we have seen, disguise themselves so as to get near their victims unawares, and the hunted disguise themselves very often in the same way so as to avoid being seen, but sometimes in such a way that if they are seen they may appear to be much more terrible creatures than they...1910, Douglas English, A Book of Nimble Beasts: Bunny Rabbit, Squirrel, Toad, and “Those Sort of People”, London: Eveleigh Nash, page 221
    Synonyms:
    paper tiger

Questions about sheep in wolves' clothing

What is sheep in wolves' clothing the plural of?
Sheep in wolves' clothing is the plural of sheep in wolf's clothing.

Words near sheep in wolves' clothing in the dictionary

  1. Sheep Eaters
  2. sheep farmer
  3. sheep farmers
  4. Sheep Hills
  5. sheep in wolf's clothing
  6. sheep in wolves' clothing
  7. sheep ked
  8. sheep keds
  9. sheep laurel
  10. sheep lice
  11. sheep liver fluke

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