Crossword clues for snake in the grass
snake in the grass
Wiktionary
snake in the grass
n. (context idiomatic English) A treacherous person.
WordNet
snake in the grass
n. a deceitful or treacherous person [syn: snake]
Wikipedia
Snake in the Grass
Snake in the Grass is a 2002 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. The play is about a middle-aged older sister who returns to the family home where her younger sister still lives, shortly after their abusive father's death. It was written as a female companion piece to the 1994 ghost play Haunting Julia, and in 2008 these two plays, together with new play Life and Beth were folded into a trilogy named Things That Go Bump.
Usage examples of "snake in the grass".
Mr Hartley was dead-set against changing the town's name to one suggested by a man who had proved to be a thief, fornicator, false prophet, and all-round snake in the grass.