nuôi ong tay áo

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nuôi ong tay áo

  1. to end up betrayed by the very people one gave help and shelter
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 436:
      Tôi chỉ buồn vì đã quá tin người, đã nuôi ong tay áo quá lâu!
      I am only sad that I have been too trusting, that I have been sheltering traitors for too long.

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