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wolves in sheep's clothing

  1. A metaphor for false prophets , adapted from words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount : “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.â€


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But all of them are wolves in sheep’s clothing - or feral dogs wandering the street; slack jaws drooling as they look for prey.

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The “wolves in sheep’s clothing,†as a diocese spokeswoman described the men to the National Catholic Register, also started demanding copies of the parishioners’ birth certificates, raising fears of identity theft and possible human trafficking.

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Disney family members, including Abigail E. Disney, blasted Trian and Blackwells as “wolves in sheep’s clothing.â€

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In a letter to Disney shareholders, which was viewed by The New York Times, they call Mr. Peltz and a handful of other activist investors encircling Disney “wolves in sheep’s clothing.â€

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It’s a beautiful, unthreatening creature because in this movie — as in “The Night of the Hunter,†which references “ravening wolves†in sheep’s clothing — the gravest menace is people.

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