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Difference between Mutton dressed as lamb and Wolf in sheep’s clothing

mutton dressed as lambsaid of a middle-aged woman dressed in too youthful a style:

  • You would never be able to describe her as mutton dressed up as lamb because she obviously still feels young.

wolf in sheep’s clothing—said of a person or thing that appears peaceful and harmless but is really harmful or hostile:

  • John Major’s grey image may disguise a wolf in sheep’s clothing.