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A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha

A person who engages in cheating or swindling

A person who preys on unsuspecting victims for personal gain

A person who is highly skilled or knowledgeable in their field

A person who is dishonest or a criminal

One who blackmails others

Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters, sometimes with guile

To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned

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Noun

A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha

great white shark

ocean apex predator

predator of the deep

aquatic predator

“He was able to fight off the shark before paddling back to shore, where he used his surfboard's leg rope as a compress to stop the bleeding.”

Noun

A person who engages in cheating or swindling

confidence trickster

confidence operator

confidence woman

smooth operator

practical joker

slippery customer

confidence artist

snake in the grass

wolf in sheep's clothing

whited sepulchre

unscrupulous operator

hypocritical person

spinner of yarns

teller of untruths

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“Like many politicians, he was a predatory shark personified, and the resemblance grew more striking as his reelection date loomed.”

Noun

A person who preys on unsuspecting victims for personal gain

wolf in sheep's clothing

“We know Claire is a conniving shark, out for blood and total control of the business.”

Noun

A person who is highly skilled or knowledgeable in their field

one of the cognoscenti

rocket scientist

something to write home about

something to shout about

resource person

expert judge of

arbiter of taste

walking encyclopedia

very important person

well-known person

woman of letters

somebody famous

person to be reckoned with

captain of industry

leading exponent

number cruncher

self-appointed expert

experienced person

person experienced in something

member of a policy unit

member of a think tank

one in a million

person of influence

person of letters

important person

important personage

man of learning

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“Young Roswell was sent to Dartmouth, where he was a shark at mathematics and a promising undergraduate journalist.”

Noun

A person who is dishonest or a criminal

confidence trickster

juvenile delinquent

good-for-nothing

enfant terrible

snake in the grass

unprincipled person

nasty piece of work

unpleasant person

despicable person

black marketeer

smooth operator

person responsible

confidence artist

wanted criminal

member of the family

second-story worker

second-story man

member of the Mafia

member of a criminal gang

public enemy number one

devil incarnate

professional killer

youthful offender

knight of the road

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Noun

One who blackmails others

black marketeer

Adjective

Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters, sometimes with guile

quick on the uptake

quick off the mark

hyperintelligent

full of insight

well thought out

with great knowledge

showing great knowledge

sharp as a tack

having been around

quick on the trigger

quick on the draw

with both feet on the ground

well-thought-out

as sharp as a tack

not born yesterday

crazy like a fox

not missing a trick

knowing how many beans make five

with all one's wits about one

with one's feet on the ground

smart as a tack

smart as a whip

knows what's what

ear to the ground

treating with kid gloves

thinking outside the box

with good taste

nimble-fingered

having know-how

having good hands

full of common sense

in one's right mind

having all one's marbles

cool, calm and collected

within the bounds of possibility

within the realms of possibility

holding together

self-controlled

able to think clearly

thought through

straightforward

based on good sense

able to reason clearly

right in the head

in possession of all your faculties

well-proportioned

mentally stable

in one's best interests

well considered

based on hard data

based on hard facts

got it together

common-sensical

having all marbles

extremely useful

mentally healthy

in good mental health

thought-through

standing to reason

well-structured

within the realm of possibility

having both feet on the ground

keeping a stiff upper lip

not turn a hair

keeping one's shirt on

have one's act together

cool as a cucumber

sure of oneself

keeping your cool

with one's head together

in possession of one's faculties

with all one's marbles

self-restrained

capable of learning

having a good head on one's shoulders

know how many beans make five

having no flies on

brought to bear

non-theoretical

systematized^US

able to hold water

systematised^UK

well thought-out

straightened out

with your wits about you

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

both feet on the ground

only to be expected

par for the course

what one would expect

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Verb

To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned

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