Nurture a serpent in (one's) bosom negative phrase
Cụm từ có thể được diễn đạt là "nurture a viper/snake in (one's) bosom".
To help, feed or take care of someone well but they turn out to be untrustworthy, deceitful, disloyal, or unthankful
I gave him everything but all I got was his betrayal. I nurtured a serpent in my bosom.
I didn't mind when they told me to be cautious when being friend with Stacy but this morning after realizing that I had lost my money, I knew that I nurtured a serpent in my bosom.
The verb "nurture" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The expression derived from Aesop's fable about a farmer who had taken care of a snake suffering from the cold but eventually got bitten when the snake recovered.
Children or adults often say this phrase to get their friends to join in something, especially to jump into a swimming pool (pond, lake, etc.)
“Last one in is a rotten egg!” yelled Jane, jumping into the pool.