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14 questions linked to/from What is a word that means "someone who pretends to be your friend but is actually your enemy?"
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One word for a person who pretends to be nice to someone's face but makes fun of them behind their back [duplicate]
What is the exact word for someone who always pretends to be nice to someone's face but makes fun of them behind their back?
When they are talking to you, they'll treat you very well, like a good-...
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English equivalent of this Tamil saying [duplicate]
There is a famous saying in Tamil language: "Paarthaal pasu pol, paaindhaal puli pol" which translates to "Looks like a cow, leaps like a tiger".
This is usually used to describe a person who on ...
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What is a word that could define someone who's good at showing superficial kindness and friendliness towards others? [duplicate]
What is a word that could define someone who's good at showing superficial kindness and friendliness towards others but speaks ill of them or gossips about them behind their back ?
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What is the word for the action of speaking good in front of someone but complaining about them behind their back? [duplicate]
A person always complaining like "he is said about you, like that" to another person.
Complaining about you to others and speaking good in front of you like a double game.
Scenario: Guy &...
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What's a word for someone who likes and praises in front of others, but isn't that way normally to you? [duplicate]
What do you call that phony person who favours and compliments you in front other people, such as your friends or family, but in general they normally aren't that way to you? They could be aloof and ...
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What's an expression for a cunningly-fake friend?
I'd like to warn somebody of one of their harmful managers, or even a so-called fake friend, so I say it like this:
Don't trust him! He is nothing but a cunning person who is trying to harm you/put ...
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Metaphors similar to "Trojan Horse"
I'm looking for metaphors (non-jocular) with the same meaning as "Trojan Horse" - "A person or thing intended to undermine or destroy from within."
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A phrase for: an underhanded malicious act that appears to be done in good faith
In Polish there's a phrase "podłożyć [komuś] świnię", literally "set up pig [under somebody]". It means performing an action that - while otherwise completely legal, seemingly neutral, and not ...
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Looking for a word to describe a person who lies/invents stories to elicit sympathy to manipulate others and further their own advancement [duplicate]
I am looking for the right word(s) to describe a person who lies and invents stories/scenarios to elicit sympathy in order to manipulate and further their own advancement at the cost of others.
Think ...
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Idiom for “pretending to like someone when you actually hate them”
I’m trying to translate a Vietnamese proverb into English, and I couldn’t find an idiom or proverb in English that provides an exact match with my Vietnamese one.
The Vietnamese one goes as follows: “...
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Someone who is cunning but depicts themselves as innocent to others [duplicate]
What can you call a person who is cunning but depicts themselves as innocent to others?
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What is the equivalent proverb/idiom for Hindi saying in English?
Muh mein ram ram bagal mein churi
It means
Speak praise on the face and stab him from behind.
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There's a word I need, but I can't think of at the moment
I need a word to fill in this blank:
LIZZIE
Of course not. But, which supervillain is your dad?
CANDI
I shouldn’t say anything.
(Looks back at her taco salad, affecting __________ )
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Word or phrase for help that is really not helpful [duplicate]
Is there a word, phrase or idiom that describes someone who is trying to help but actually hindering? I find this a lot in a work context but sure it's common elsewhere. I even think there may be a ...
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