🐍 Snake
"A snake in the grass"
Meaning
A secret enemy who pretends to be a friend.
About the snake
Snakes are cast as deceptive and dangerous in folklore, which is why their idioms describe betrayal or hidden threats.
Example sentence
Be careful; a snake in the grass may praise you in public and hurt you in private.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
A secret enemy who pretends to be a friend.