[ xiàolǐcángdāo ] hide a dagger in a smile -- with murderous intent behind one's smiles; a murderous heart under a smiling exterior; a smile of treachery; cherish [nourish; warm] a serpent [snake; viper] in one's bosom; conceal a knife in one's smile; conceal a sword in a smile -- injure people under the cover of mildness; cover the dagger with a smile; daggers hidden behind smiles; feline amenities; the knife behind a smile; there is a hidden dagger behind (his) smiling face.; treachery lying underneath a mask of friendliness; trip sb. up while smiling all the time; utter honeyed words but carry a lethal weapon in one's sleeve; velvet paws hide sharp claws.; when the fox preaches, take care of your geese
Example Sentences:
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I don ' t like what ' s behind it 我是不喜欢你笑里藏刀
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Well , don ' t fool yourself . they have claws underneath their white gloves 呵呵，别自欺欺人了。她们是笑里藏刀
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Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails 口里含著花蜜的蜜蜂，尾巴却有螫。口蜜腹剑。笑里藏刀。
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Quite a number of people have been fooled by the honeyed words , failing to see that they hid a dagger behind their smiles 世界上有多少人被他们的甜言蜜语所蒙蔽，而不知道他们笑里藏刀的厉害。
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For a guinea , stephen said , you can publish this interview . buck mulligan stood up from his laughing scribbling , laughing : and then gravely said , honeying malice 面带笑容正在潦潦草草写着什么的勃克穆利根，这时边笑边站起来，然后笑里藏刀，一本正经地说：
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Rooted in fairy tale references and jabs at the now - dissolved 40 - year relationship between mattel s most favourite dolls , pang delivers the kitsch without the cheese , playfully balancing the comedy and the innocence with aplomb 王子复仇记是男人的古典悲剧，主角换了性别，却是cynical导演的一次女性心理揭秘，刁钻，笑里藏刀，回味无穷。
