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in_the_loop_786 someone who presents himself as a harmless person, but who has intentions that are not honorable 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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WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING 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.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.

Id	in_the_loop_786
Idiom	WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
Definition	someone who presents himself as a harmless person, but who has intentions that are not honorable
Examples	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. 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.

Wolf Sheep’s Clothing People Loop Presents Harmless Intentions