slippery as an eel en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (colloquial, not-comparable, qualifier:simile) So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.
- (colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Very crafty or cunning.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| as slippery as an eel | canonical | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
sv hal som en ål (crafty) · id abu saja tak hinggap (slippery) · sv hal som en ål (slippery) · da åleglat (slippery) · ru ско́льзкий как у́горь (crafty) · cs kluzký jako úhoř (crafty) · de aalglatt (slippery) · da åleglat (crafty)