thief in the night



thief in the night

A person or thing that moves 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.
See also: night, thief

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kreios-Greek Mythology
Vijay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi
BÚI-Ancient Scandinavian
MetİN-Turkish
Peregrinus-Late Roman
EnfysEN-visWelsh