sheep Идиома

a wolf in sheep's clothing

an evil person who looks innocent The priest looked harmless, but he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

black sheep

the bad one, the one who does bad things He's the black sheep in that family - always in trouble.

black sheep (of the family)

a person who is a disgrace to a family or group The man is the black sheep in his family and is the only member who has not made a success of his life.

wolf in sheep

a person who pretends to be good but really is bad Be careful of that man. He is a wolf in sheep

wolf in sheep's clothing

(See a wolf in sheep's clothing)

separate the sheep from the goats

Idiom(s): separate the sheep from the goats

Theme: DIVISION

to divide people into two groups.
• Working in a place like this really separates the sheep from the goats.
• We cant go on with the game until we separate the sheep from the goats. Let's see who can jump the farthest.

black sheep of the family

Idiom(s): black sheep of the family

Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE

the worst member of the family.
• Mary is the black sheep of the family. She's always in trouble with the police.
• He keeps making a nuisance of himself. What do you expect from the black sheep of the family?

Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lam

If the penalty is going to be the same, you might as well commit the greater offence.

Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wol

Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead.

Cast sheep's eyes at

If you cast sheep's eyes at at someone, you look lovingly or with longing at them.

Count sheep

If people cannot sleep, they are advised to count sheep mentally.

Get a sheepskin

Getting a sheepskin (or your sheepskin) means getting a degree or diploma. (Sheepskin refers to the parchment that a degree is printed on- parchment comes from sheepskin.)

Hanged for a sheep as a lamb

This is an expression meaning that if you are going to get into trouble for doing something, then you ought to stop worrying and should try to get everything you can before you get caught.

black sheep|black|sheep

n. A person in a family or a community considered unsatisfactory or disgraceful. My brother Ted is a high school dropout who joined a circus; he is the black sheep in our family.

sheepskin

n. Diploma. Dr. Miller has half a dozen different sheepskins hanging on the wall of his office.

wolf in sheep's clothing|clothing|sheep|wolf

n. phr. A person who pretends to be good but really is bad. Mrs. Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Mr. Black was fooled by the salesman's manners until he showed that he was really a wolf in sheep's clothing by selling Mr. Black a car that was falling apart.

hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be

hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be
Might just as well be punished for a big misdeed as a small one. For example, I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and have a third piece of cake—I've gone off my diet anyhow. Already a proverb in John Ray's 1678 collection, this expression alludes to the old punishment for stealing sheep, which was hanging no matter what the age or size of the animal.