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Definition of Snake in the grass
1. Noun. A deceitful or treacherous person.
Definition of Snake in the grass
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A treacherous person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snake In The Grass
Literary usage of Snake in the grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"To this a supplement was added by George Whitehead [qv], to whose' Antidote
against the Venom of the Snake in the Grass ' Wy eth had also written what he ..."
2. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"snake in the grass, Sir Joshua Reynolds, National Gallery, London ; canvas, H.
4 ft 1 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. A girl seated on a Snake in the Grass, ..."
3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"You dare not come to my face with your lies; you keep like a snake in the grass.
See if you can keep it up for nine years longer. ..."
4. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1870)
"To this Mr. Leslie again replied, in A Second Defence, or the Third and Last Part
of the Snake in the Grass. Encouraged by the success of his attack on ..."
5. Led On!: Step by Step, Scenes from Clerical, Military, Educational, and by Anthony Toomer Porter (1898)
"... my suit and am rebuffed—A snake in the grass— / show myself a member of the
Church militant—The perils of conviviality—The horrors of a slave sale. ..."
6. In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country: A Record of Travel and Discovery in by Albert Bushnell Lloyd (1900)
"... IX A TRAMP INTO THE UNKNOWN Footprint)! of the lions—snake in the grass—Ravages
of the lions—A narrow escape—Dry and thirsty land—I meet the Captain—The ..."
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