A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing

- one who is dangerous while pretending to be harmless.

-is a person who plans to do something bad

-pretending to be good and innocent

Sentence Example

"I want you to stay away from that boy. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing."

"I do not trust the salespeople at that store. They are all wolves in sheep's clothing."

In past times wolves had a reputation as wild and dangerous animals that hunted and killed sheep. "A wolf in sheep's clothing" is a very dangerous wolf because we do not prepare ourselves for the attack.

Example: "She may look cute, but that girl is a wolf in sheep's clothing."