snake around

sneɪk əˈraʊnd

Definition

Definition of snake around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

movementmove in a winding or twisting manner

The river snakes around the mountains.
The path snakes around the old oak tree.
The queue snaked around the building.

meander

twist around

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Expressions with snake

snake out

move like a snake

The river snakes out through the valley.

snake oil

any product with exaggerated marketing and questionable quality

The new gadget turned out to be snake oil.

snake pit

any place of pain and turmoil

Her life felt like a snake pit during the divorce.

mad as a cut snake

adj.

very angry or crazy with rage

He was mad as a cut snake after the argument!

snake in the grass

hidden enemy or threat

Watch out for him, he's a snake in the grass.

snake oil salesman

person who deceives others for profit

The snake oil salesman tricked people into buying worthless items.

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French:serpenter, ...
German:schlängeln, ...
Italian:attorcigliarsi, ...
Spanish:serpentear, ...
Portuguese:serpentear, ...
Chinese:蜿蜒而行, ...
Japanese:曲がりくねる, ...
Arabic:تَعَرَّجَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּתֵּל, ...
Russian:извиваться, ...
Ukrainian:звиватися навколо, ...
Hindi:बल खाकर चलना, ...
Bengali:পেঁচিয়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:serpentejar, ...
Czech:vinout se, ...
Danish:bugte sig, ...
Dutch:kronkelen, ...
Greek:ελίσσομαι, ...
Hungarian:kanyarogni, ...
Khmer:វង់វៀន, ...
Korean:구불구불 흐르다, ...
Persian:پیچ‌وخم خوردن, ...
Polish:wić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):serpentear, ...
Romanian:a șerpuiește, ...
Swedish:slingra sig runt, ...
Thai:คดเคี้ยว, ...
Turkish:kıvrılarak dolaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:uốn lượn quanh, ...

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