ass in lion's skin
noun
Roget 548:
deceiver
etc.
(deceive)
etc.
545;
dissembler,
hypocrite;
sophist,
Pharisee,
Jesuit,
Mawworm†,
Pecksniff,
Joseph Surface,
Tartufe†,
Janus;
serpent,
snake in the grass,
cockatrice,
Judas,
wolf in sheep's clothing;
jilt;
shuffler†,
stool pigeon.
liar
etc.
(lie)
etc.
544;
story-teller,
perjurer,
false witness,
menteur a triple etage [Fr.],
Scapin†;
bunko steerer [U.S.],
carpetbagger [U.S.],
capper [U.S.],
faker,
fraud,
four flusher [Slang],
horse coper†,
ringer [Slang],
spieler†,
straw bidder [U.S.].
imposter,
pretender,
soi-disant [Fr.],
humbug;
adventurer;
Cagliostro,
Fernam Mendez Pinto;
ass in lion's skin
etc.
(bungler)
701;
actor
etc.
(stage player)
599.
quack,
charlatan,
mountebank,
saltimbanco†,
saltimbanque†,
empiric,
quacksalver,
medicaster†,
Rosicrucian,
gypsy;
man of straw.
conjuror,
juggler,
trickster,
prestidigitator,
jockey;
crimp,
decoy,
decoy duck;
rogue,
knave,
cheat;
swindler
etc.
(thief)
792;
jobber.
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Roget 701:
bungler;
blunderer,
blunderhead†;
marplot,
fumbler,
lubber,
duffer,
dauber,
stick;
bad hand,
poor hand,
poor shot;
butterfingers†.
no conjurer,
flat,
muff,
slow coach,
looby†,
lubber,
swab;
clod,
yokel,
awkward squad,
blanc-bec;
galoot†.
land lubber;
fresh water sailor,
fair weather sailor;
horse marine;
fish out of water,
ass in lion's skin,
jackdaw in peacock's feathers;
quack
etc.
(deceiver)
548;
lord of misrule.
sloven,
slattern,
trapes†.
amateur,
novice,
greenhorn
(learner)
541.
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