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

And thou, like a snake in the grass, hast been sticking out thy tongue behind my back.

From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner

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

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

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.