ejo lọwọ ninu

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.d͡ʒò lɔ́.wɔ́ nĩ́.nṹ/

Phrase

ejò lọ́wọ́ nínú

1. (literally) a snake's hands are on its inside.
2. (idiomatic) there's more than meets the eye; a seemingly innocent person is suspicious.
   • 2018, Bíọ́dún Ọláwuyì, Ògìdán‎^[1], page 94:

     Ọ̀túnba ní ìwé àṣẹ fún irú ìbọn kan náà tí wọ́n fi pa Báyọ̀ àti Adérójú, ejò lọ́wọ́ nínú.

     Ọ̀túnba had the license for the same kind of gun that was used to kill Báyọ̀ and Adérójú, how suspicious.