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- like a thief in the night
like a thief in the night
like a thief in the night
In a swift and secretive, stealthy, or surreptitious manner. The cancer spread through my lungs and into my bones like a thief in the night, giving me no chance of beating it.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Mariam | | - | Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Arabic |
Hema | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada |
Endre (1) | | - | Hungarian |
Beylke | | - | Yiddish |
Mckenzie | | mə-KEN-zee | English (Modern) |
ÉDouard | | e-DWAHR | French |