like a snake in the grass

Example Sentences

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We're like a snake in the grass at a Sunday picnic.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I'm sure the newspapers have mentioned as many as twenty that are down there, and here is one, lying behind Montauk, like a snake in the grass!"

From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore

Ole devil like a snake in the grass, Sunshine in my soul, He’s always in some sister’s path, Sunshine in my soul.

From Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes by Odum, Howard W.

When he stings like a snake in the grass remember the chief's words.

From Betty Zane by Grey, Zane

She was a long, black ship, lying low in the water, like a snake in the grass, with a desperate wicked look, and altogether of dishonest dimensions.

From The Red Rover by Cooper, James Fenimore