like a snake in the grass

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

From Time Magazine Archive

So still was he that a weasel came along the green path, his neck erect like a snake in the grass, stopped, looked him straight in the eyes, and went by without fear.

From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard

I afterwards ascertained that perceiving us to be approaching her, this craft had lain like a snake in the grass, under bare poles, until she thought us sufficiently near, when she made sail in chase.

From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by Cooper, James Fenimore

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

From Betty Zane by Grey, Zane

Nevertheless, like a snake in the grass, the insidious desire will creep into the soul of one or other of the two.

From Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance by Cameron, H. Lovett, Mrs.