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Jimmy Hung
2021-08-07 11:08
Fox guarding the henhouse noun
Another variant of this idiom is fox in the henhouse. Từ "guarding" có thể được thay thế bởi "watching" mà không làm thay đổi nghĩa.
A person likely exploits the information or resources has been assigned to protect or supervise
Giving your credit card to a stranger is like sending a fox guarding the henhouse.
He is a liar, and you are sending a fox guarding the henhouse.
A desire to do something, which is random, sudden and unaccountable
People tend to believe what they want to be true.
To fall suddenly and heavily to the ground
To have no faith or confidence in something
To reveal one's true beliefs, personality, character, or disposition
The plural form of this idiom: foxes guarding the henhouse.
This idiom dates back to the 1580s, and it comes from “The Contre-League and Answere to Certaine Letters Sent to the Maisters of Renes, by One of the League who Termeth Himselfe Lord of the Valley of Mayne, and Gentleman of the Late Duke of Guizes Traine” published in 1589: “…he is a wolfe to keep the sheep, and a foxe to looke to the hennes.”
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
