crazy like a fox

idiom

: appearing foolish or strange but actually very clever
He was old but smart. "Crazy like a fox" was the way she described him.

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Is Fisher crazy like a fox? Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 24 May 2022

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“Crazy like a fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crazy%20like%20a%20fox. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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