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

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

From Betty Zane by Grey, Zane

And the cur began to creep again, like a snake in the grass; and the others crept too, and little Satan crept, though it was all a sad mystery to him.

From Short Stories for English Courses by Mikels, Rosa Mary Redding

The German submarine rolled lazily in complete isolation, waiting, like a snake in the grass, for its prey.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.

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