To pretend to be a
dumb/weak/stuttering idiot, in order to fool your enemies
Comes from Emperor Claudius, who survived this
way the tyrannical purges of Emperor Tiberius and the
mad reign of Caligula.
Thus he was able to survive and become emperor himself in the end
Bill may seem like an harmless idiot, but he’s just doing a Claudius in order to fool Frank and fuck his girlfriend while he’s at
workBe careful with Tom, he may seem harmless, but he’s actually doing a Claudius