Idiom

A wolf in sheeps clothing

What does "A wolf in sheeps clothing" mean?

Someone who uses the pretence of kindliness to disguise their evil intent.

A wolf in sheep’s clothing

Aesop.

Someone who uses the pretence of kindliness to disguise their evil intent.

Widely used.

  • He was 38 but tried to pass himself off as a thirteen year old in order to get a date with a schoolgirl - a wolf in sheep’s clothing.