Meaning of crazy like a fox | Babel Free

Definitions

Behaving in a foolish, frivolous, or uncomprehending manner as a ruse for concealing clever deeds or deeper intentions.

not-comparable

Examples

“"If old Scraggsy's crazy he's crazy like⟳ a fox. What's rilin' him is the knowledge that he's stung to the heart an' can't admit⟳ it without at the same time admittin' he'd cooked up a deal⟳ to double-cross us. He's just a-bustin' with the thoughts that's accumulatin' inside him."”

“Paris Painter Georges Mathieu appears to be crazy like⟳ a fox . . . [B]y adroitly publicizing himself, Mathieu has recently become⟳ the reigning darling of advance-guard art, has no trouble⟳ selling (at prices ranging from $600 to $3,400) pictures that take⟳ only from a few minutes to a few hours to paint⟳.”

“Murdoch's bid to get⟳ his hands on The Journal may seem foolishly pricey, but he's got his reasons.”

““He comes off as crazy, but he's crazy like⟳ a fox,” Smith said of Arenas last⟳ year. “He knows exactly what he's doing all the time.””

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