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snake in the grass

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  1. snake, snake in the grassnoun

    a deceitful or treacherous person

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  1. snake in the grassnoun

    A treacherous person.

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  1. 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.

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  1. snake in the grass

    A snake in the grass is an idiom referring to a person who pretends to be your friend while secretly acting against you. This person is deceitful, treacherous, and cannot be trusted as they often betray or harm others while pretending to be loyal and trustworthy.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of snake in the grass in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of snake in the grass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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