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See: WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.

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[wolf in sheep's clothing] {n. phr.} A person who pretends to be good but really is bad. * /Mrs. Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[clothing] See: [WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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