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Noun

A small carnivore related to dogs and wolves

A very physically attractive person, especially a woman

Gray wolf

Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf

To confound or perplex someone

To beat in a competition of wits

To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity

(trip someone up) To detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency

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Noun

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A small carnivore related to dogs and wolves

“Let's take the example of a fox wandering free in a farm with free chicken. Quite obviously, the chicken will be eaten.”

Noun

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A very physically attractive person, especially a woman

centerfold^US

centrefold^UK

the eighth wonder of the world

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“Ned Flanders murdered his wife? But why? She's such a fox.”

Noun

Gray wolf

Noun

Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf

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Verb

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To confound or perplex someone

make someone scratch their head

cause to be at a stand

cause to lose your bearings

stop someone in their tracks

knock the stuffing out of

baulk^UK

balk^US

take your breath away

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

put someone off their stroke

terrorize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

terrorise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

destabilize^US

appal^UK

destabilise^UK

appall^US

hit like a ton of bricks

knock over with feather

throw into a tizzy

indispose

pull the rug from under

stir up

make a scene

snow under

pull the rug out from under

traumatize^US

take the wind out of your sails

strike with awe

catch unawares

put out of countenance

put someone off their stride

set someone back on their heels

traumatise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

fill with consternation

louse up

fill with fear

scare someone out of their wits

scare the pants off

make one's hair stand on end

scare the bejesus out of

chill off

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

throw into a panic

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

sweep someone off their feet

drive you out of your mind

agonize^US

render unintelligible

agonise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

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“Nutrition labels fox consumers. Less than 25% of consumers find nutritional data on food packaging easy to understand, according to a survey.”

Verb

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To beat in a competition of wits

outmaneuver^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

pull the wool over someone's eyes

do someone in the eye

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“Marty relies more on variation in flight and speed than turn to fox his opponents.”

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To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity

throw dust in someone's eyes

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead up the garden path

play trick on

lead down the garden path

outmaneuver^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

give wrong information to

bait and switch

put on the wrong track

put up smoke screen

give the wrong impression

throw off the scent

give someone a bum steer

send on a wild goose chase

wrong steer

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“The slick-tongued charmer may fox me with his clever talk.”

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(trip someone up) To detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency

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