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crazy like a fox
crazy like a fox
Very clever, cunning, or shrewd while appearing foolish or mad. People thought I was crazy when I told them my idea for massive social networking site—crazy like a fox, more like it! Our boss is crazy like a fox; her daredevil schemes always sound like they'll bankrupt us, but they invariably bring in a huge profit.
crazy like a fox
Seemingly foolish but actually very shrewd and cunning. For example, You think Bob was crazy to turn it down? He's crazy like a fox, because they've now doubled their offer . This usage gained currency when humorist S.J. Perelman used it as the title of a book (1944). [Early 1900s] .
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Alberta | | al-BUR-tə (English), ahl-BER-tah (Italian, Polish, German) | English, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, German |
Sissy | | SIS-ee | English |
Zebedee | | ZEB-i-dee (English) | Biblical |
Finn | | [fin] | |
Wilfred | | WIL-frəd | English |
Mitzi | | MIT-see | German |