it's a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor
it's a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor
proverb You should only confide in people you know to be trustworthy. A: "I don't understand why he told Wendy his secret, knowing that she's a real busybody. Of course she blabbed it all over town!" B: "I know. It's a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor."
See also: foolish, make, sheep, that, wolf
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- teach a man to fish
- it takes a village
- village
- better bend than break
- best-laid plans go astray, the
- the best-laid plans
- the best-laid plans go astray
- the best-laid plans of mice and men
- an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
- confide (something) to (one)