SNAKE IN THE GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snake in the grass mean? 

• SNAKE IN THE GRASS (noun)
  The noun SNAKE IN THE GRASS has 1 sense:

1. a deceitful or treacherous person

  Familiarity information: SNAKE IN THE GRASS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNAKE IN THE GRASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deceitful or treacherous person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

snake; snake in the grass

Hypernyms ("snake in the grass" is a kind of...):

bad person (a person who does harm to others)