🐾 Possum
"Play possum"
Meaning
To pretend to be asleep, dead, or unaware.
About the possum
Possums freeze and play dead when threatened, which is the direct source of idioms about feigning helplessness.
Example sentence
The dog played possum after stealing the sausage.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
To pretend to be asleep, dead, or unaware.