be shrewd

be shrewd

be shrewd; crafty; he is exceedingly crafty; be crafty; be; become shrewd

handelen, listiglijk, worden

properly, to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)

[idiom] very, beware, take crafty (counsel), be prudent, deal subtilly.

properly, to be (or make) bare

but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)