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Wolf Sheep’s Clothing People In The Loop 786 Presents Harmless Intentions

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Idiom WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
Definition someone who presents himself as a harmless person, but who has intentions that are not honorable
Examples
  1. The police have been looking for that criminal for months. He approaches people and pretends he is selling them valuable stocks that are really worthless. He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
  2. John is such a good-looking young man, women are attracted to him quickly. It’s easy to see why people who don’t know him think he is probably a wolf in sheep’s clothing, when he is really a gentleman.
Extra Info

The expression comes from Aesop’s fable of the wolf that, in order to get close to a flock of sheep it wants to eat, clothes itself in a sheepskin to avoid detection.

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