"thief in the night" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /θiːf ɪn ðə naɪt/ Audio: En-au-thief in the night.ogg Forms: thieves in the night [plural]
Etymology: A calque from Ancient Greek κλέπτης ἐν νυκτί (kléptēs en nuktí). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κλέπτης ἐν νυκτί}} Ancient Greek κλέπτης ἐν νυκτί (kléptēs en nuktí) Head templates: {{en-noun|thieves in the night}} thief in the night (plural thieves in the night)
  1. Something stealthy or that occurs without warning.
    Sense id: en-thief_in_the_night-en-noun-Qa~drMoH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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