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snakes in the grass

snakes in the grass is the plural of snake in the grass.

Meaning of snake in the grass

Noun

snake in the grass (plural snakes in the grass)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A hidden enemy.
    • The trouble is, I trusted him too much from the start. He has proved to be a snake in the grass.1906, Horatio Alger, Jr., “The Iron Works Affair”, in Randy of the River: Or The Adventures of a Young Deckhand (Rise in Life Series), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC, page 57

Questions about snakes in the grass

What is snakes in the grass the plural of?
Snakes in the grass is the plural of snake in the grass.

Words near snakes in the grass in the dictionary

  1. snakers
  2. snakery
  3. snakes
  4. snakes alive
  5. snakes and ladders
  6. snakes in the grass
  7. snakes out
  8. Snakes Plain
  9. snakeshead
  10. snakesheads
  11. snakeshot

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