give pap with a hatchet
give pap with a hatchet
To act or seem as though one is doing something with good or kind intentions when, really, the opposite is true. To "give pap" means for a mother to comfort an infant with her nipple—an intentional juxtaposition with the sharp and dangerous "hatchet." I thought Lauren wanted to be my friend, but then I found out she only invited me to sit at her table to make fun of me. Talk about giving pap with a hatchet!
See also: give, hatchet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- mean well
- make plain
- come from a good place
- good faith
- in good faith
- no good deed ever goes unpunished
- unpunished
- it's the thought that counts
- no good deed goes unpunished
- No good deed goes unpunished.