thief in the night

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something stealthy or that occurs without warning.
    — For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

词形变化

thieves in the night plural

词源

A calque from Ancient Greek κλέπτης ἐν νυκτί (kléptēs en nuktí).
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