మేక వన్నె పులి
Telugu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːka ʋanːe puli/
Noun
మేక వన్నె పులి • (mēka vanne puli) ? (plural మేక వన్నె పులులు)
- (idiomatic) person or other performer of actions which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant; wolf in sheep's clothing.
References
- "మేక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1033
- G. N. Reddy et al, editors (1979), “మేఁకవన్నె పులి”, in తెలుగు నిఘంటువు తెలుగు-తెలుగు [Telugu Dictionary Telugu-Telugu] (in Telugu), Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi
- Budaraju Radhakrishna (2008) “wolf in sheep's clothing”, in ఆధునికవ్యవహారకోశం ఇంగ్లీష్-తెలుగు [Vocabulary of Modern Affairs English-Telugu] (in Telugu), 2nd edition, Hyderabad: Prachee Publications
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