slippery as an eel

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Adjective

as slippery as an eel (not comparable)

1. (simile, colloquial) So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.
2. (idiomatic, simile, colloquial) Very crafty or cunning.

Translations

slippery

• Danish: åleglat
• German: aalglatt (de)
• Indonesian: abu saja tak hinggap
• Swedish: hal som en ål

crafty

• Czech: kluzký jako úhoř
• Danish: åleglat
• Swedish: hal som en ål