Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Idiom mean?

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Wolf in sheep's clothing What does Wolf in sheep's clothing mean?	A wolf in sheep's clothing is something dangerous that looks quite safe and innocent.
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pop What does "pop" mean?	father; dad; daddy (older expression, not used much anymore)
eat out What does "eat out" mean?	to eat a meal at a restaurant	My aunt and uncle eat out often at very nice restaurants.
eat one`s cake and have it too What does "eat one`s cake and have it too" mean?	to use or spend something and still keep it, to have something both ways	The man refuses to give up anything and he always wants to eat his cake and have it too.
killed outright What does "killed outright" mean?	killed immediately	The man was killed outright when the truck hit him on the street.
split (someone) up What does "split (someone) up" mean?	to separate two or more people (from one another)	The teacher had to split the two boys up because they were fighting.
gloss (something) over What does "gloss (something) over" mean?	to try to make what is wrong or bad seem unimportant, to hide something	The accountant tried to gloss over the amount of money that the company lost last year.
keep body and soul together What does "keep body and soul together" mean?	keep alive, survive	It was very cold during the winter but somehow she was able to keep body and soul together and survived.
get a move on What does "get a move on" mean?	hurry	"If you don't want to be late, you'd better get amove on."
on a diet What does "on a diet" mean?	to be trying to lose weight by eating less food	I have been on a diet for two months now.
Burn your fingers What does "Burn your fingers" mean?	If you burn your fingers, you suffer a loss or something unpleasant as the result of something you did, making you less likely to do it again.

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Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Idiom