A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING

Meaning of A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING in English

an evil person who looks innocent

The priest looked harmless, but he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING — a person who appears friendly but is really hostile. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 7:15.] → wolf
Concise Oxford English vocab
A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING — a person who seems to be friendly or harmless but is really an enemy
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING — an evil person who looks innocent The priest looked harmless, but he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
English Idioms vocab
A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING — Волк в овечьей шкуре
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOTHING — noun Date: 13th century garments in general
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WOLF — I Any of three extant species of canine . The gray, or timber, wolf ( Canis lupus ) is the …
Английский словарь Британика
SHEEP — I bovid genus Ovis ) that have scent glands in the face and hind feet. Horns, if present, are more …
Английский словарь Британика
WOLF — I. ˈwu̇lf noun ( plural wolves -lvz ; see sense 1 ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEEP — I. ˈshēp noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap, scēp; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOTHING — ˈklōthiŋ, -ēŋ but see sense 5 noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of clothen to clothe 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOTHING — (n.) See Card clothing, under 3d Card.
Английский словарь Webster
CLOTHING — (n.) A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
Английский словарь Webster
CLOTHING — ( n. ) See Card clothing, under 3d Card.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOLF — — wolflike , adj. /woolf/ , n. , pl. wolves /woolvz/ , v. n. 1. any of several large carnivorous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEEP — — sheepless , adj. — sheeplike , adj. /sheep/ , n. , pl. sheep . 1. any of numerous ruminant …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOLF — I. ˈwu̇lf noun ( plural wolves ˈwu̇lvz) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wulf; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHEEP — noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOLF — adj a willying machine. 2. wolf ·adj an eating ulcer or sore. ·cf. lupus. 3. wolf ·adj a white worm, …
Webster English vocab
CLOTHING — noun ·see card clothing, under 3d card. 2. clothing ·noun the art of process of making cloth. 3. clothing ·p.pr. …
Webster English vocab
WOLF — [wolf] n, pl wolves often attrib [ME, fr. OE wulf; akin to OHG wolf wolf, L lupus, Gk lykos] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHEEP — [sheep] n, pl sheep often attrib [ME, fr. OE sceap; akin to OHG scaf sheep] (bef. 12c) 1: any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WOLF — Gray wolf (Canis lupus). either of two species of wild doglike carnivores of the family Canidae. The gray, or timber, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEEP — ruminant (cud-chewing) mammal of the genus Ovis. The sheep is usually stockier than its relative the goat; its horns, when …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEEP — sheep BrE AmE ʃiːp ▷ sheep's ʃiːps ▶ ˈ sheep's eyes BrE AmE ▶ ˈ sheep tick BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOTHING — clothing BrE AmE ˈkləʊð ɪŋ AmE \ ˈkloʊð ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOLF — / wʊlf; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. wolves / wʊlvz; NAmE /) a large wild animal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEEP — / ʃiːp; NAmE / noun ( pl. sheep ) an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOTHING — / ˈkləʊðɪŋ; NAmE ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ noun [ U ] clothes, especially a particular type of clothes : protective clothing the high …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOLF — I. wolf 1 /wʊlf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural wolves /wʊlvz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wulf ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHEEP — sheep S2 W3 /ʃiːp/ BrE AmE noun ( plural sheep ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sceap ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOTHING — cloth ‧ ing /ˈkləʊðɪŋ $ ˈkloʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ clothes , ↑ clothing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOLF — n. & v. --n. (pl. wolves) 1 a wild flesh-eating tawny-grey mammal related to the dog, esp. Canis lupus, preying …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOLF — n. & v. n. (pl. wolves) 1 a wild flesh-eating tawny-grey mammal related to the dog, esp. Canis lupus, preying …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WOLF — n. & v. --n. (pl. wolves) 1. a wild flesh-eating tawny-grey mammal related to the dog, esp. Canis lupus, preying …
Oxford English vocab
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1. any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Oxford English vocab
WOLF — ( wolves, wolfs, wolfing, wolfed) 1. A wolf is a wild animal that looks like a large dog. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEEP — ( sheep) 1. A sheep is a farm animal which is covered with thick curly hair called wool. Sheep are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOTHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Clothing is the things that people wear. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOTHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Clothing is the things that people wear. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WOLF — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES wolf whistle COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE bad ▪ As shadows start to threaten …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEEP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOTHING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an item of clothing ▪ She’d bought a few items of clothing for her trip. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEEP — [noun] [C] [plural] sheep - a farm animal, with thick esp. whitish-coloured hair, that eats grass, and which is kept …
Cambridge English vocab
CLOTHING — [noun] [U] [formal] - clothes, esp. of a type made to protect the wearer against heat, water or machineryIt is …
Cambridge English vocab
WOLF — n. dire wolf Sacks Oliver Wolf Tasmanian wolf wolf spider Wolf Christa Wolf Hugo Filipp Jakob
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WOLF — n. Any of three extant species of canine . The gray, or timber, wolf ( Canis lupus ) is the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WOLF
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOTHING — See: WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.
Slang English vocab
SHEEP — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill ( BrE ), mountain ▪ lost ( often figurative ), stray ▪ the doleful cries of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOTHING — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ light ▪ heavy , warm ▪ baggy , loose , loose-fitting ▪ tailored , tight ▪ revealing …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WOLF — n. 25B6; noun . See list. 25B6; verb DEVOUR, gobble (up), guzzle, gulp down, bolt; informal put away, demolish, shovel …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHEEP — n. 25B6; noun ram, ewe, lamb, wether, bellwether, tup; Austral. informal jumbuck, woolly. See list. ovine. Sheep breeds Lonk Abyssinian …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOTHING — See: WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.
Словарь английских идиом
WOLF — There can be little doubt that the wolf of Palestine is the common Canis lupus, and that this is the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHEEP — Sheep were an important part of the possessions of the ancient Hebrews and of eastern nations generally. The first mention …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHEEP — noun BAD : A lot of cows and sheeps died because of the polluted water. GOOD : A lot of …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
CLOTHING — noun 1 BAD : As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my clothing. GOOD : As soon as I arrived, …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WOLF
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHEEP — сущ.; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep ≈ разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go baa …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOTHING — сущ. 1) одежда, платье Syn : dress 2) воен. обмундирование 3) тех. обшивка 4) мор. паруса одежда - articles of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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