sly; crafty; dishonest and good at playing tricks

deceitful and cunning

To indulge in sophistry or use dishonest arguments to deflect blame; to make excuses by arguing in a tricky or unreasonable way

(literary) sly; cunning; crafty and astute

literally 'a crafty rabbit has three burrows'; describes taking elaborate precautions or having multiple hiding places for self-preservation

to deny something by using deceitful arguments or prevarication; to refuse to admit the truth despite the facts

sly; crafty; cunning

a cunning or crafty rabbit; used to describe someone who is shrewd or resourceful

a deceitful or crafty plot; guile

devious; evil and sly; tricky or crafty

(literary) crafty; cunning; deceitful

crafty and false; sly and deceptive

Literally "to boil the hound once it has caught the rabbit"; used as an idiom to describe getting rid of those who have accomplished a task once they are no longer needed.

to fly into a rage; to be filled with wild fury and resentment

(literary) a crafty or flighty youth; a handsome but untrustworthy young man. Often used in ancient poetry to describe a fickle lover.

to offer a crafty explanation or to cover up one's faults through deceitful excuses