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wolf in sheep's clothing
Figuratively, anyone who disguises a ruthless nature through an outward show of innocence. Jesus taught his followers to “beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
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But for those strongly opposed to the AfD she is a fig leaf or - as one Social Democrat put it - a "wolf in sheep's clothing".
In the psychological thriller “Heretic” from A24, the typically debonair Hugh Grant turns diabolical, but like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, he’s disguised by a singular cardigan, one painstakingly selected by costume designer Betsy Heimann.
In handing down a harsher sentence, Anderson referred to Moore as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
“To use a religious term, I’m a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Spilsbury said.
There’s a lightness about Stanley that I really enjoyed incorporating into the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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