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origin alluding to a poisonous serpent hidden in tall grass, this metaphor was used as early as b.c. by the roman poet virgil: "qui legitis flores et humi nascientia fraga, frigidus, o pueri, fugite hinc, latet anguis in herba." this translates to "you boys that pick flowers and strawberries near the
ground, run away from here, a cold snake hides in the grass." in english, it first appeared as the title of a book by charles leslie in : snake in the grass: or, satan transformed into an angel of light. more idioms starting with s small talk secondhand (second-hand, second hand) sick joke shut up slip...
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