"malin comme une mouche" meaning in Français

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Adjective

IPA: \ma.lɛ̃ kɔ.m‿yn.muʃ\
  1. Capable de se tirer avec astuce de situations difficiles.
    Sense id: fr-malin_comme_une_mouche-fr-adj-9WihkFIc Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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