snake in the grass
Senso (Inglese)
A hidden enemy.
Concetti
sinonimi
Traduzioni
falsche Schlange
φίδι
serpent
perigo ocultoPronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈsneɪk ɪn ðə ˈɡɹɑːs/
Etimologia (Inglese)
Calque of Latin latet anguis in herbā (literally “a snake hides in the grass”), from Eclogue III by the Roman poet Virgil (traditionally 70 – 19 B.C.E.). Compare Dutch addertje onder het gras.
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