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thief in the night
like a thief in the nightIn a swift and secretive, stealthy, or surreptitious manner. The cancer spread through my lungs and into my bones like a thief in the night, giving me no chance of beating it.See also: like, night, thiefthief in the nightA person or thing that moves in a swift and secretive, stealthy, or surreptitious manner. The cancer spread through my lungs and into my bones like a thief in the night, giving me no chance of beating it.See also: night, thiefthief in the night
thief in the nightanalogy to the Lord’s unexpected coming. [N.T.: I Thessalonians 5:2]See: Surprise |