a sly dog



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a sly dog

Someone who, through cunning, devious, or dishonest means, achieves a fortuitous outcome. What a sly dog, he managed to get a copy of the test so he could memorize the answers ahead of time!
See also: dog, sly

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gwil-Welsh
CintiaTHEEN-tyah (Spanish), SEEN-tyah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Hungarian
Fernandofer-NAHN-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Vanessavə-NES-ə (English)English, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch
Connolly['kɔnəli:]
Musa-Arabic, Turkish, Persian